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Announcement of Barbados as co-champion on marine protected areas at a high level panel event on World Ocean Day
Barbados steps forward as Commonwealth co-champion for marine protected areas
10 June 2021
Barbados has announced it is joining Seychelles to co-champion Commonwealth action on marine protected areas, a vital area in promoting ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy.
The Caribbean nation joins 15 other ‘champion countries’ that have stepped forward to take the lead under the Commonwealth Blue Charter in mobilising action groups made up of like-minded member states, to tackle some of the world’s most pressing ocean challenges.
London – Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland has welcomed the announcement by Barbados that it is joining Seychelles to co-champion Commonwealth action on marine protected areas, a vital domain in promoting ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy. The London-based Commonwealth Secretariat said that Barbados joins 15 other “champion countries” that have stepped forward to take the lead under the Commonwealth Blue Charter in mobilising action groups made up of …
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