Ocean and Human Rights: One Ocean Equity and the Right to a Healthy, Sustainable Ocean for All

As part of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, IHRB, Rafto and partners are convening an interactive roundtable which addresses the impact of ocean industries on marginalised coastal communities and the ecosystems on which they depend.

Human rights defenders and ocean experts will consider lessons from Nigeria, India and elsewhere on key challenges and risk mitigation strategies for collective action and leadership to support rights and resilience in these communities.

Speakers include:

• Peter Haugan, Lead Expert of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, Policy Director at Institute of Marine Research, Norway
• Frances House, Senior Advisor, Oceans Programme, Institute for Human Rights and Business 
• Nnimmo Bassey, Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation Nigeria
• Dr Johnson Jament, BlueGreen Coastal Resource Centre, Kerala, India 
• Moderator: Nathalie Komatitsch, Human Rights and Ocean independent expert (France)

For further information, please email Therese Jebsen. Places are limited so you will need to register your attendance.