International Office

_{Plymouth Marine Laboratory enjoys relations with more than 600 partner organizations in over 115 countries}

The International Office coordinates input to important international conventions, relevant subsidiary bodies and attendance at related meetings such as concerning the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement). In addition, the office facilitates engagement with independent bodies and platforms such as the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and presence at large international policy focused events such as the UN Ocean Conferences and Conferences of Parties. It supports PML’s work in capacity building worldwide, such as through involvement in the UN International Decades, particularly the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

PML is also proud  host of a number of large international networks including the World Association of Marine Stations and the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and plays a leading role in global collaboration programmes such as the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network and Challenger 150.

PML enjoys partnerships across the globe and is a non-country partner of the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)  regional coordinating mechanism for the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA), a shared marine strategy among 14 countries in the region.

PML’s has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is an accredited UNFCCC Observer NGO in addition to receiving observer accreditation to attend CBD and IPBES meetings amongst others.