“Participants cannot leave Nice with the impression that they’ve been hearing – and that they sang! – the same old tune. If we want people to listen and take action, if we want governments to be accountable, it is time to change the tune, and increase the volume.”

“It’s about time we radically shake things up if we are to protect our life supporting system, the Ocean. Don’t be fooled, 'let’s be Nice' is not about being passive nor naive - quite the contrary. It’s about being bold and brave to reinvent management, governance or finance, to create the tools we need for meaningful change, and to be the architects of the world we want. So, get on board!”

"It's time for our actions to be louder than the waves, as we urgently need to embrace our common responsibility to safeguard the ocean. Today more than ever we have the capacity, science and technology to create a paradigm shift for ocean protection. As the ocean and climate are inseparably linked, resolving the ocean-climate crisis means securing the future of our society. UNOC2025 needs to demonstrate that commitments are followed by bold actions. Ambition is not just a NICE word!"

“Let's be Nice, let's be bold, and let's make commitments and take decisions with the political vision to enact what has become urgent and necessary. The immensity and complexity of the Ocean has sadly become a license to exploit and abuse it without putting measures in place to  ensure her future wellbeing. Great progress has been made but difficult decisions need to be made. I have faith in President Macron and President Chavez Robles not to allow another great opportunity to slip by, when we can instead galvanise the expertise and the political will necessary to embolden everyone from the artisanal fishermen to the extractive industries to respect the laws of the sea, which ensure her and therefore our own survival.”

"In this decade that is so important for the Ocean, we need to go beyond the messages and objectives that have already been announced for several years. Thinking about the Ocean beyond 2030 requires us to come up with new, ambitious ideas, which may seem utopian today but which will be absolutely necessary in the face of the scale of the global crisis if we are serious about it!”

“Witnessing the rapid changes in our Mediterranean Sea and in the Ocean, MedPAN is glad to be a partner of the Let’s be Nice to the Ocean initiative and to be part of its community. Working on enhancing the international cooperation across the seas with the launch of a Blue Belt to protect our ocean, that will embody the urgent need to join forces and to celebrate a global community of MPA managers networks and marine conservation stakeholders, we look forward the Third UN Ocean Conference. So, let’s be altogether Nice to the Ocean!“

"Hosting the publication of Let's be Nice to the Ocean on our website is consistent with one of the key functions of the Prince Albert II Foundation consisting in encouraging environmental and ocean advocates to explore and incubate new ideas and new targets for action. As a key partner and a neighbour of the Nice Conference, we look forward to the conversation triggered by the Let's be Nice to the Ocean initiative."

“UNOC25 must galvanize us all to bring everything we have to the table, to save the blue heart of our planet. We need to prepare with unwavering determination. We need to set the bar high, engage and activate our respective communities. We need to decisively demand the most ambitious environmental standards from our governments. All we love is on this planet. Let’s make sure we protect it - together."

“Among the paradigm shifts we're experiencing today, an essential one is the reversal of our relationship with the Ocean and the new acceptance of our intertwined destinies. Like all species on the planet, we depend on climate, water, and air for our survival. In fact, we all depend on the ocean, the true master of climate. Only a healthy, living ocean can continue to provide us with ecosystem services and solutions for adapting to and mitigating climate change. Science must become a clear guide for a wiser finance, to quickly write together a roadmap to make our societies more fair and more sustainable. Let’s be Nice to the ocean, let’s be nice to life!"