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Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation Ambassador Jessye Lapenn hosted the second virtual meeting of senior representatives from 34 members of the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation on February 15, 2024. Partnership members agreed to advance collaboration on marine spatial planning, led by Spain, Morocco, and Angola; and scientific capacity building and exchange led by Portugal, the United States, and others. Members also decided to convene a variety of workshops in 2024 on issues of mutual interest such as: marine plastic pollution; abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear; food and nutrition security; and innovative financing tools for the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Partnership will continue to advance scientific cooperation by sharing information and building capacity. The senior officials agreed to support the development of marine spatial plans as a critical tool for sustainable economic and social development in Atlantic coastal states, and to foster comprehensive Atlantic Ocean data collection, sharing, and analysis.
The Partnership engages in collective problem-solving of shared challenges and advances shared principles for Atlantic cooperation, as reflected in the Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation adopted in New York in September 2023. Members share a commitment to a peaceful, prosperous, open, and cooperative Atlantic region, while protecting the ocean as a healthy, sustainable, and resilient resource for generations to come.
The Partnership welcomed several new members and now totals 38 coastal Atlantic countries from Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean.
