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Thank you Chile for hosting this inspiring international conference. At 鈥極ur Ocean鈥� conference, here in Vi帽a del Mar, Valparaiso, in October 2015, HRH 皇冠体育app Prince of Wales gave a video keynote address, highlighting the importance he personally places on ocean and environmental issues.

皇冠体育app work of 皇冠体育app Prince of Wales鈥� International Sustainability Unit 鈥� the ISU continues. In May 2017, together with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the ISU announced the launch of the new $2 million New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize. This calls for innovators, designers, scientists and entrepreneurs to help create packaging that keeps plastics out of the ocean.

Prince Charles is working together with His Serene Highness Prince Albert on a blue economy framework. Details will be announced in due course.

For our world of the future, we have to develop an integrated approach between the blue world 鈥� so essential for our planet 鈥� our green environment 鈥� and the realities of our brown environment 鈥� industrial and coastal infrastructure development. Developing overarching principles and financial tools, for a blue and integrated economy, will be crucial.

皇冠体育app Prince of Wales鈥� International Sustainability Unit is working with many organisations to develop innovative financial instruments, including a Blue Bond, to help catalyse support for Marine Protected Areas.

皇冠体育app ISU is also working closely with Enric Sala, of the 鈥楶ristine Seas鈥� project and we have heard today Enric鈥檚 clear advice on actions for the future

皇冠体育app UK is at the forefront of marine protection through its ambitious Blue Belt programme and is on track to deliver over 4 million square kilometres of protected ocean around the UK and the UK Overseas Territories.

Domestically we have been working hard to deliver a network of MPAs in UK waters, covering 23% of the UK maritime area.

Across the UKOTs we had already begun protecting important areas for marine conservation. We have worked in CAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) to designate a no take MPA off the coast of the British Antarctic Territory; a no-take MPA was declared in British Indian Ocean Territory; and a sustainable use MPA has been declared in South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

During 2016 the UK Government announced the designation of a no-take marine protected area in the Pacific around Pitcairn Island; a sustainable use MPA around St Helena in the mid-Atlantic; and committed to a no-take zone covering 50% of the waters around Ascension Island; and a well-managed area within Tristan da Cunha waters, by 2020.

Declaring MPAs is one thing. Monitoring and protecting MPAs, another. 皇冠体育app UK Government is committing up to 拢20 million to support the scientific assessment, implementation, management, monitoring and surveillance of these areas, and will facilitate access to technical expertise, practical surveillance and technology solutions to ensure MPAs are backed up by robust data, legislation and enforcement.

We are keen to share ideas and experiences and to develop international collaboration in meeting the challenges of MPAs and the future of the ocean.

皇冠体育app domestic designations and those across the UKOTs will make a significant contribution towards the target to protect 10% of the world鈥檚 coastal and marine areas by 2020.

皇冠体育app UK is delighted to be able to support and sign the Call for Action, a significant output from the hugely successful IMPAC4.

I made a speech earlier this week 鈥� 鈥極cean of Truth鈥� - It is time we faced up to the truth of the importance of the ocean 鈥� for our world, our humanity and our future.