Resources for Policymakers to Take Action
OA Alliance Action Plan Toolkit
A Policymaker’s Handbook for addressing the Impacts of Ocean Acidification
2021
Mainstreaming Ocean Acidification into National Policies: A Handbook for Pacific Islands
2019
Recommendations for Parties to take Action on Ocean Acidification across CBD Targets
Action Plans
North America
Ocean Acidification: Its Causes, Impacts, and Mitigation; A Report to the New York State Legislature
2024
The United States Ocean Acidification Action Pla
2023
British Columbia Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan
2023
State of Hawai‘i Ocean Acidification Action Plan
2021
Port of Seattle Ocean Acidification Action Plan
2021
Gullah/Geechee National Ocean Action Plan
2021
Maryland Ocean Acidification Action Plan
2020
Oregon Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Communication Plan
2019
State of California Ocean Acidification Action Plan
2018
Ocean Acidification: From Knowledge to Action, Washington State’s Strategic Response
2012
2017 Addendum to Ocean Acidification: From Knowledge to Action, Washington State’s Strategic Response
2017
Europe
Denmark National Action Plan for Ocean Acidification
2025
Ocean Acidification Action Plan of the Netherlands
2022
Swedish Efforts to Address Ocean Acidification, Including Links to Climate Change
2017
The Monaco Ocean Acidification Action Plan
2015
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional Action Plan on Ocean Acidification for Latin America and the Caribbean
2018, English and French Version
Plan de Acción Regional sobre Acidificación de los Océanos para América Latina y el Caribe
2018, Spanish and Portuguese Version
Policy Briefs
Why the Ocean Matters in Climate Negotiations
2021
A Sustainable Ocean: Providing Data to Assess Ocean Acidification
2021
GOA‑ON Letter in Response to Peter Thomson
2021
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: Summary for Policymakers
2019
Intertwined Ocean and Climate: Implications for International Climate Negotiations
2015
Ocean Acidification Summary for Policymakers - Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World
2013
Ocean Acidification - What Can We Do?
2012
OA in International Policy Frameworks
Recommendations for Parties to Take Action on Ocean Acidification Across CBD Targets
2024
Communities of Ocean Action
OARS Flyer
OARS White Papers
