International Cooperation

International engagement and cooperation is the cornerstone of effective protection and sustainable use of the ocean. OSPAR will continue to collaborate, coordinate and share knowledge with other regional and global partners to deliver common objectives. It is only through such partnerships that we will achieve a healthy, biologically diverse and productive marine environment.

OSPAR engages and cooperates with a number of organisations, both individually and through regional (e.g., Regional Seas Conventions framework) and international (e.g., Collective Arrangement) cooperation. The OSPAR Secretariat and OSPAR experts also regularly participate in international cooperation activities with relevant international organisations.

OSPAR has signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). More information can be found here.