IPSO’s uses the findings of the scientists and communications, policy and legal experts for impact in the external world.
It provides expert testimony and evidence to a wide range of national and international groups and bodies, ranging from United Nations General Assembly meetings to parliaments and policy working groups. It translates its scientific findings into accessible formats appropriate for different audiences and always includes policy and other recommendations that arise.
Examples of this include the presentation of the State of the Ocean findings to a UN General Assembly meeting on the ocean; participation as expert witness in RFMO meetings; the provision of evidence in court cases and hearings; and the preparation of submissions and papers to government hearings and investigations.
