From Our Blog: Recently with the ICCF Group

The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), co-hosted by the governments of France and Costa Rica, took place in Nice, France, from June 9-13, 2025. This year’s conference aimed to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to promote action. UNOC3 involved governments, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, and the private sector, to assess challenges and opportunities relating to the implementation of SDG 14.

In partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the ICCF Group facilitated the participation of parliamentary leaders from the nonpartisan caucuses we support around the world. These parliamentarians represent the Conservation and/or Oceans Caucuses in their respective countries working to build political consensus, strengthen legislative frameworks, and find the best conservation governance solutions.

Members of the ICCF International Parliamentary Delegation included:

• Hon. Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator (D-RI), Co-Chair of Senate Oceans Caucus
• Hon. Barry Gardiner, U.K. Member of Parliament for Brent North, Co-Chair of All-Party Parliamentary Group for Nature and International Conservation
• Hon. Anna Gelderd, U.K Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Nature and International Conservation
• Hon. Dr. Roz Savage, U.K. Member of Parliament for South Cotswolds, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Nature and International Conservation
• Hon. Siti Hediati Hariyadi (Titiek Soeharto), Indonesia Congresswoman, Chair of Commission IV, Co-Chair of Indonesia Oceans Caucus
• Hon. Prof. Rokhmin Dahuri, Indonesia Member of Parliament, Commission IV, Indonesia Oceans Caucus
• Hon. Alien Mus, Indonesia Member of Parliament, Commission IV, Indonesia Oceans Caucus
• Hon. Elizabeth Jay-Pang Díaz, Colombia Representative for the Archipelago of San Andrés, Co-Chair of Colombia Oceans Caucus
• Hon. Juan Carlos Lozada Vargas, Colombia Representative for Bogotá, Colombia Conservation Caucus
• Hon. Karol Paredes, Peru Congresswoman for San Martín, Peru Conservation Caucus
• Hon. Ivideliza Reyes, Mexico Senator for Nayarit, President of the Fishing and Agriculture Committee, Mexico Conservation Caucus
• Hon. Alberto Maldonado, Mexico Deputy for Jalisco, Secretary of Committee on Rural Development, Agricultural Conservation, and Food Self-Sufficiency, Mexico Conservation Caucus
• Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, St. Kitts and Nevis Senator, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment, Eastern Caribbean Regional Conservation Caucus
• Hon. Guibion Ferdinand, Saint Lucia Senator, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture, and Information, Saint Lucia Conservation Caucus
• Hon. Roderick St. Clair, Grenada Senator for Farmers and Fisherfolk, Grenada Conservation Caucus