Let’s go to UNOC3!

Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental and health issues of our time. If nothing changes, plastic waste in the environment could increase by 50% by 2040, with disastrous consequences for ecosystems and human health.

To highlight the urgent need for action on this issue, we will be participating in the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which will take place from 9 to 13 June in Nice.

At BeMed, we act as a catalyst for change in the Mediterranean. Through our Community of Practice, we promote the sharing of experiences and the dissemination of good practices among local stakeholders. Through our Business Club, we also facilitate dialogue between scientists, NGOs and businesses in order to develop concrete and appropriate solutions.

In collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, we are organising a side event during UNOC3 entitled: ‘How to align the reality on the ground with funding priorities?’

Stakeholders committed to combating plastic pollution in the Mediterranean often encounter difficulties in implementing long-term actions, particularly due to a lack of sustainable funding. For their part, donors want to support effective projects that meet specific requirements and have a measurable impact. This workshop aims to create a space for dialogue to better align the needs on the ground with the expectations of funders, thereby maximising the chances of implementing sustainable actions in the region.

We will also be present at several key moments :

Presentation at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF), during a side event entitled ‘Tackling Plastic Pollution and promoting circularity with finance’, organised by The Sustainable Finance Institute and the UNEP Finance Initiative, on 7 June, from 4.30pm to 6pm, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Participation in the round table organised by Circé.Med, in the Green Zone – La Baleine – ‘À bout de plastique’ (Tara Océan) pavilion, on Monday 9 June 2025, from 11.45pm to 1.15pm, entitled: ‘Cooperating for a Mediterranean circular economy’.
Speaker at the Surfrider Foundation Europe event: ‘Turning off the Tap: Fostering Cooperation to End Marine Plastic Pollution’, on 10 June 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Ocean Base Camp, in the Green Zone.
On the Mediterranean Day, our partner Notre Grand Bleu, which is involved in the BeMed+ project, will present the actions taken in Tunisia to combat plastic pollution on 10 June during segment 3, starting at 4pm.

Plastic pollution is a problem we can solve. We hope that these collective efforts will contribute to the adoption of an ambitious global treaty on plastics that will bring about major changes to protect people and the planet.