Membership
GOAP membership is open to national governments, intergovernmental institutions, representative bodies of the private sector, and research-intensive institutions.
Become a Member
GOAP membership is open to national governments, intergovernmental institutions, representative bodies of the private sector, and research-intensive institutions (who have been granted formal not-for-profit status in their country of origin) who seek to ensure that the diverse values of the ocean are recognised in all decision-making related to social and economic development.
Membership is voluntary and entails no financial commitments. To learn more about becoming a GOAP member, please contact info@oceanaccounts.org. Members of the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership are expected to make a non-contractual commitment to the Partnership Terms of Reference (see PDF below).
241201 GOAP Terms of Reference V2
Benefits of membership
- Receive policy development support for ocean resources and the ocean economy.
- Receive in-kind advisory support and help securing funding for the development and implementation of ocean accounting initiatives.
- Gain access to GOAP’s extensive network of experts and consultants through facilitated workshops and capacity building exercises to help bridge knowledge gaps, build technical expertise and address specific challenges.
- Share knowledge, challenges, and best practices on ocean accounting with global stakeholders.
Current GOAP Members
Name
Type
Country
IGO
Worldwide
IGO
Worldwide
IGO-affiliated research institute
Worldwide
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR)
IGO-affiliated research institute
Worldwide
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Government
Australia
Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security
Research institute
Australia
Research institute
Australia
Government
Canada
Government
Canada
National Bureau of Statistics of China
Government
China
Guangxi Academy of Oceanography
Research institute
China
Research institute
Ecuador
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Government
India
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Government
Indonesia
NGO
Indonesia
World Resource Institute - Indonesia
NGO
Indonesia
Ocean Policy Research Institute - Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Research institute
Japan
Research institute
Kenya
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Government
Malaysia
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology
Government
Maldives
Ministry of Foreign Affairs; National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)
Government
Mexico
Blue Economy Development Fund (ProAzul)
Government
Mozambique
Government
Norway
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Research institute
Norway
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Research institute
South Africa
NRF - South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
Research institute
South Africa
National Statistical Office of Thailand
Government
Thailand
National Science and Technology Development Agency
Government
Thailand
Togo Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection
Government
Togo
Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
Government
United Kingdom
Research institute
United Kingdom
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Research institute
United States
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Government Agency
United States
Government
Vietnam
Centre for Coastal Management, University of the Cape Coast
Research institute
Ghana
Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation (MBECA)
Government
Belize
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
IGO
Global
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)
Research institute
Brazil
Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University
Research institute
South Africa