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LAND AND SEA, A VITAL CONNECTION FOR A THRIVING AND RESILIENT ECONOMY June 8, 2025 Business Call to action A call supported by more than 80 signatoriesfrom 25 countries including 55 businessesrepresenting over €600 billion in turnover and 2million employees. Land and Sea, a Vital Connection for a Thriving and Resilient Economy The ocean is vital to life on land and sea both now and in the future, as it is intrinsicallyconnected to countless natural and human systems. Over the last decades, use anddependence on the ocean have dramatically risen, creating millions of jobs, boostingeconomies, while supporting the energy transition and global trade. As a consequence,our social and economic dependencies on marine ecosystems have increased, however,our environmental impacts increasingly threaten the services the ocean provides. Theocean is integral to the global economy, representing over 3 trillion USD in global GDP,sustaining over 3 billion people who rely on its resources for protein and livelihoods. It facilitates 80% of global trade, carries 95% of international data traffic and supports50% of global tourism activities. It plays a vital role in our livelihoods and in sustainabledevelopment, is essential to the climate system and water cycle, supplies oxygen andacts as a reservoir of biodiversity. The ocean offers vast opportunities for businesses and people alike in building asustainable, inclusive global economy. To make these opportunities happen, it isimperative to ensure a healthy, productive ocean and its sustainable use. The theme ofthe upcoming third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) “Accelerating action and mobilizingall actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”, underscores this need. Given theinterconnected nature of the climate, biodiversity and pollution crisis, implementingSustainable Development Goal 14 is essential for achieving all SDGs and a prosperousfuture. We encourage UNOC-3 to strengthen global cooperation and accelerate actionto conserve and sustainably use the ocean.We call on all stakeholders to act towards a healthy and productive ocean and tosafeguard its role in sustaining the global economy and our future prosperity, as keyoutputs of UNOC-3.June 8, 2025 Business Call to action We call on all businesses to accelerate action In all economic sectors, leading businesses and organisations are already acting throughalliances, coalitions, charters, individual and collective commitments to promote the neededecological transition and a sustainable blue economy (see annex). However, there is a need torapidly scale-up efforts. These include, but are not limited to, the decarbonisation of maritimetransport and ports, development of renewable marine energy, pollution prevention andcontrol, green and grey coastal protection infrastructures, blue biotechnologies, sustainablefishing and eco-tourism. As representatives of the global business community, and in order to conserve and restoremarine and coastal ecosystems, ensure their