Read the key insights from the BlueMissionMed and WWF event at UNOC3, onboard of the Blue Panda!

The Blue Panda — a vessel that unites people and coastlines across the Mediterranean became the perfect setting for launching our new report: “Depolluting the Mediterranean.” that was presented by Fedra Francocci (CNR) and Stefania Campogianni (WWF). This groundbreaking analysis highlights the main sources of marine pollution and provides concrete action paths for governments, industry, and communities. Alessio Satta (WWF) also presented the 2030 Mediterranean Strategy, laying out a bold vision for ecosystem restoration and climate resilience. The event featured powerful insights from EU and UN representatives, including Elisabetta Balzi (European Commission), Ilias Mavroeidis (UNEP/MAP), Rym Benzina (La Saison Bleu), and Francesco Petracchini (CNR).

Together with BlueMissionMed and an exceptional group of regional experts, we focussed our conversation on one core question: How do we turn ambition into real impact?

Here’s what we’re taking home from the discussion:

• Inclusion is non-negotiable: No solution will work unless it involves all Mediterranean voices — especially youth and countries in the southern and eastern Mediterranean. Participation, capacity building, and technology transfer must be part of every policy.
• From Pact to Act: The new EU Pact for the Ocean is a chance to build a Mediterranean Pact that strengthens existing frameworks — and moves us rapidly toward real action.
• The EU Mission for Ocean & Waters and its Lighthouses offer a powerful framework for knowledge and innovation — and we need to ensure these reach local communities, municipalities, and islands where change must happen on the ground.
• Above all, de-polluting the Mediterranean requires everyone: policymakers, scientists, businesses, and civil society. What better place to begin that collaboration than on the deck of the Blue Panda?

The conversation was as inspiring as the setting — but the real work begins now. Let’s turn commitments into actions and give the Mediterranean the future it deserves.