Oceans and the law of the sea A/RES/70/235 266. Welcomes with appreciation the first global integrated marine assessment (World Ocean Assessment), and approves its summary; 4 267. Recognizes the importance of the assessment, including for the small island developing States; 268. Recognizes with utmost appreciation the work of the members of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process during the entire first cycle of the Regular Process and, in particular, the work carried out with respect to the assessment; 105 269. Also recognizes with utmost appreciation the work of those members of the pool of experts who contributed to the preparation of the assessment; 270. Recognizes with appreciation the support provided by the Division, as the secretariat of the Regular Process, during the first cycle of the Regular Process; 271. Also recognizes with appreciation the important role of the Bureau of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole, and thanks the members of the Bureau for their guidance during the intersessional periods; 272. Further recognizes with appreciation those organizations that contributed to the first cycle of the Regular Process, including the United Nations Environment Programme and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, for their technical and scientific, logistical and financial support during the first cycle of the Regular Process; 273. Emphasizes the importance of making Governments, intergovernmental organizations, the scientific community and the general public aware of the assessment, and requests the secretariat of the Regular Process to make the assessment available on its website and on the website of the World Ocean Assessment, and to undertake other activities with the view to raising awareness of the assessment; 274. Encourages States, and invites relevant intergovernmental organizations to take the assessment fully into account as part of various processes, such as the Informal Consultative Process, and recognizes the supporting role of the assessment in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 106 275. Recalls the importance of ensuring that assessments, such as those prepared under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the Regular Process, support one another and avoid unnecessary duplication, and the importance of taking into account assessments at the regional level; 276. Notes the views expressed by Member States, including members of the Bureau of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole, observers and other participants in the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole, the Group of Experts and the secretariat of the Regular Process, on the lessons learned from the first cycle of the Regular Process and the need to continue the consideration of those issues during the intersessional period; 277. Notes with appreciation the contributions, including in-kind contributions, for workshops, the website, and support to members of the Group of Experts; _______________ 105 106 See A/70/418, para. 49 (c). Resolution 70/1. 45/53