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International Platform for Ocean Sustainability

The ocean, essential to life on Earth, is in crisis. Despite ambitious global targets like Sustainable Development Goal 14 and the Global Biodiversity Framework, its health is deteriorating, and significant gaps remain in the implementation of these commitments. There is a critical need to overcome the fragmentation of ocean knowledge and to provide operational policy options to ensure a healthy ocean.

The International Platform for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) seeks to address this fragmentation by translating actionable knowledge into policy options. An innovative, demand-driven global platform linking diverse expertise and experience, it aims to support States in accelerating the implementation of their international ocean commitments. The platform delivers inclusive, tailored and actionable support in response to expressed needs, to inform policy decisions, guide sustainable ocean action and accelerate meeting our goals for ocean impact. Aligning with decision-makers timelines, the platform integrates and strengthens the best available knowledge and expertise from a wide range of reliable sources, including global environmental assessment reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and the World Ocean Assessments (WOA I & II), among others. It also mobilizes Indigenous Local Knowledge (ILK), peer-reviewed scientific literature, and expertise from the private sector and civil society to develop policy options adapted to local contexts.

23/03/2026
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Action Request Local Facilitator
International Platform for Ocean Sustainability Hybrid (Panama)
The Action Request aims to support the Government of Panama in harmonizing its regulatory framework for the conservation and sustainable use of mangroves. In this context, the Action Request – Implemented by IPOS in collaboration with Panama’s Ministry of Environment and through a Hybrid Working Group composed of experts and key stakeholders – will seek to mobilize the best available scientific, legal, and socioeconomic knowledge to develop public policy options tailored to the national context. The Local Facilitator is the local anchor of the Action Request and supports its effective implementation on the ground. Working in collaboration with the IPOS Project Manager (PM) based in IPOS headquarters in Paris, the Local Facilitator ensures that the Hybrid Working Group (HWG) that will be composed to work on the project operates smoothly, inclusively, and in close connection with Panamanian realities. The role blends facilitation, coordination and practical support. Key...
Closing date:
03/04/2026
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