Atlantic Declaration Priorities
Equally considering the Atlantic Ocean as a shared responsibility, our joint vision is to bring together and systematically connect all relevant actors across the Atlantic Ocean to identify concrete research and innovation activities with a long-lasting potential and impact. Continuing the legacy of the six key areas identified by the Belém Statement on Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Cooperation, the 2022 Declaration identifies the following shared priorities to steer its collaborative efforts:
Increasing our understanding of the relationship between the ocean and climate and developing outcome-oriented science for mitigating and adapting to its consequences.
Monitoring, protecting, and restoring marine ecosystems and biodiversity, thereby enhancing their resilience and potential for adaptation to climate change and other natural and anthropogenic stressors.
Tackling the impacts of marine pollution, including plastics, on marine species and ecosystems.
Developing innovative, outcome-oriented science to support sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.
Coordinating Atlantic Ocean observing and seabed mapping efforts and improving modelling capacities.
Promoting circular, sustainable, and inclusive ocean economies.
Promoting ocean literacy and broadening engagement in ocean sciences and ocean sustainability
