This document provides a proposed revised Terms of Reference for the Decade Advisory Board that would take effect from 1 January 2026. The revised Terms of Reference have been developed primarily to increase the strategic focus of the Board and clarify issues around membership of individuals and representatives of UN agencies in keeping with the IOC Executive Secretary’s management response to the Ocean Decade mid-term evaluation findings. The revised Terms of Reference for the Decade Advisory Board is an important first response to the mid-term evaluation of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

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