{"id":81,"date":"2025-12-18T01:11:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.littlerocket.co.nz\/NOW\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:12:51","slug":"occs-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.littlerocket.co.nz\/NOW\/occs\/occs-page\/","title":{"rendered":"OCCs Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Overview of Ocean Conservation Commitments<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

An Ocean Conservation Commitment (OCC) is an innovative financing mechanism that helps fund the protection of 1 km\u00b2 of Niue\u2019s ocean waters for 20 years, as well as leverage the development of Niue\u2019s broader climate resilient natural environment and blue economy<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sponsorship of one OCC costs NZD 250, which enables sponsors to become contributors to Niue\u2019s marine conservation, climate resilience and sustainable development efforts<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Immediate funding
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In the rare and exceptional case of a natural disaster, as declared by the Government of Niue, OCC sponsorship monies may be used for habitat restoration, recovery efforts and community needs, which may not all be directly connected with ocean conservation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An Ocean Conservation Commitment is…<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>An innovative mechanism\u00a0<\/strong>valuing Niue’s existing contribution to and continued investments into the\u00a0appreciation of global natural capital<\/strong>, enhancing ecological, socioeconomic and cultural values<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>A\u00a0trust structure\u00a0that requires<\/strong>\u00a0that funds will be used for ocean protection, marine conservation, climate resilience, and related sustainable development<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>An enabler of increased, standardized monitoring & reporting<\/strong>\u00a0on Niue’s conservation activity & Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>A democratization of conservation finance<\/strong>\u00a0provides the opportunity to directly support projects more accessible to a wide range of sponsors<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>A catalyst that lays the foundation for other SIDS<\/strong>\u00a0and establishes independent, long-term, holistic, country and community-driven conservation strategies<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An OCC<\/strong> is not\u2026<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>A\u00a0financial product<\/strong>\u00a0that will provide financial value or returns to the sponsor<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>A\u00a0tradeable product<\/strong>\u00a0that can be purchased and resold to another sponsor<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>A\u00a0legal document<\/strong>\u00a0that represents ownership or claims over 1 km of ocean real estate in Niue<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>An\u00a0offset<\/strong>\u00a0to be used like carbon credits, enabling a NetZero target or requiring a verification process following international standards<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>A guarantee<\/strong> of specific impacts (beyond conservation action as described by the brochure)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What will I receive as an OCC sponsor?<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

OCC sponsors will receive a certificate that verifies their sponsorship. This certificate will be accessible and downloadable via your personal sponsor profile page on the NOW Trust website and can be printed for display.<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

OCC sponsors will receive a certificate that verifies their sponsorship. This certificate will be accessible and downloadable via your personal sponsor profile page on the NOW Trust website and can be printed for display.<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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For OCC sponsors that opt-in to list their name in our public ledger, they can directly tie their OCC contribution to sustainability commitments, climate finance goals and policy objectives.<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How do I sponsor an OCC?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n \n\t\t\t
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You can sponsor OCCs\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Major corporates, philanthropies and bilateral partners <\/strong>can reach out directly to niueoceanwide01\u200b@gmail.com<\/strong> <\/a>to learn more about OCCs and how to become a part of Niue\u2019s ocean narrative.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How much is sponsorship<\/mark><\/strong> of an OCC?<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sponsorship of one OCC is NZD 250, which represents the costs and value added for 1 km\u00b2 of Niue\u2019s marine protected oceans over 20 years.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The sponsorship amount for one OCC has been derived from the annual cost and value of conservation for 1 km\u00b2 of ocean, which equates to NZD 12.50<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The annual cost and value of conservation for 1 km\u00b2 of ocean has been multiplied by 20 representing 20 years of protection to obtain the amount for sponsorship of an OCC of NZD 250<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The size of Niue\u2019s Moana Mahu LSMPA is 127,000 km\u00b2, creating 127,000 OCCs available for sponsorship. In addition to direct contributions and partnerships, the sponsorship of OCCs will enable Niue to raise the NZD 32M required for the NOW Trust endowment<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ocean Conservation
Commitments (OCC)<\/strong> will
be launched in 2023
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