At the very outset, let me accord a very warm welcome to our eminent participants and teams from the Liechtenstein Institute of Strategic Development, Society for Aerospace, Maritime and Defence studies, the International Military Council for Climate and Security, Netherlands, the Trebuchet USA, the SAI University India, and Frank Farenski Film Germany. We also warmly welcome maritime experts, environment specialists and researchers from different parts of the world who have joined online, across various timezones, for the 2nd webinar on the Global Maritime Accord Academy initiative, where we examine the role maritime law and legislation in the Global Commons can play to save the oceans.