The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) 2025 begins today in Nice, France. Under the theme “Accelerating action and mobilising all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean,” the conference aims to promote urgent and expanded ocean protection efforts, as outlined in the UN draft declaration. However, global NGOs Greenpeace and the Surfrider Foundation argue that the draft falls short of adequately addressing plastic production.“The UNOC 3 draft declaration does not address the need for reducing plastic production,” Kate Melges, senior plastics campaigner at Greenpeace USA, tells Packaging Insights.
