Blue Economy and Finance Forum: financing the blue economy

On 7 and 8 June 2025, ahead of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in Nice from 9 to 13 June, the Principality of Monaco will host the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF), an event dedicated to financing a sustainable and regenerative blue economy.

According to the OECD, the economic value of the oceans could exceed $3 trillion by 2030, making it the fifth largest economy in the world. International cooperation is indispensable to making this potential a reality and a key factor in fighting resource depletion, slowing the acidification of oceans, preserving marine ecosystems, reducing overfishing, limiting marine pollution and developing sustainable solutions for energy, food and transport.

Together, we will drive the investments needed for sustainable blue economy, both public and private, and lay the foundations for a future that unites human progress with planetary conservation

Prince Albert II of Monaco.

“Nice Ocean Action Plan”

It has been announced that three heads of State – Prince Albert II of Monaco, Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Rodrigo Chaves Robles, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, will attend. Several international figures, including Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, Costas Kadis, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, and Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will speak about the strategic importance of ocean health. The BEFF is also a forum for tangible commitment in the form of new partnerships and projects, announced ahead of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference, at which the “Nice Ocean Action Plan” is to be adopted.

In the tradition of Monaco

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https://beff2025monaco.org