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Outgoing Interim Decade Advisory Board lauded for its service setting up the UN Ocean Decade 1493 845 Ocean Decade

Outgoing Interim Decade Advisory Board lauded for its service setting up the UN Ocean Decade

The last meeting of the Interim Decade Advisory Board, held on 29 November 2021, marked the end of the transition between preparatory phase to implementation…

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New Ocean Decade Creative Communication Toolkits launched, making it easier than ever to help raise ocean awareness and inspire action 1081 1080 Ocean Decade

New Ocean Decade Creative Communication Toolkits launched, making it easier than ever to help raise ocean awareness and inspire action

The Ocean Agency, together with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, announced today the official launch of the Ocean Decade Creative Communication Toolkits, a range of free…

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Decade Collaborative Centres to provide focused regional and thematic support for Decade Actions 1407 938 Ocean Decade

Decade Collaborative Centres to provide focused regional and thematic support for Decade Actions

As we approach the end of the first year of the Ocean Decade, the Decade Coordination Unit (DCU) has been advancing in discussions with several…

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Ocean Literacy Law is signed in Santos, Brazil 480 320 Ocean Decade

Ocean Literacy Law is signed in Santos, Brazil

Ocean literacy was assumed as a public policy in school education in Santos, Brazil. The Municipal Law #3.935 was enacted on November 12th, and assures…

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UNESCO Calls For Substantial Investment In Science To Protect Marine World Heritage Against Climate Impact 2000 1428 Ocean Decade

UNESCO Calls For Substantial Investment In Science To Protect Marine World Heritage Against Climate Impact

A new report, Ocean Science Roadmap for UNESCO Marine World Heritage, reveals that three quarters of marine World Heritage sites are unprepared for the impacts of…

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IOC-UNESCO and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation join forces for the Ocean Decade 1131 754 Ocean Decade

IOC-UNESCO and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation join forces for the Ocean Decade

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation have formalized their partnership in the framework of the Decade of Ocean…

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Indigenous knowledge in the Pacific Islands and the UN Ocean Decade 658 387 Ocean Decade

Indigenous knowledge in the Pacific Islands and the UN Ocean Decade

UNESCO’s Member States are gathered in Paris to study and adopt a new 8-year medium term strategy which will place greater emphasis on indigenous and…

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Semi-Finalists Announced: US$1 Million Ocean Innovation Prize 602 338 Ocean Decade

Semi-Finalists Announced: US$1 Million Ocean Innovation Prize

The Blue Climate Initiative (BCI) announced today the 21 semi-finalists for the US$1 Million Ocean Innovation Prize. As an endorsed programme of the United Nations…

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ECOP Programme Call for financial support for capacity development fees 2000 1330 Ocean Decade

ECOP Programme Call for financial support for capacity development fees

The objective of the present Call of the ECOP Programme is to provide financial support for early career ocean professionals (ECOPs) from Africa, Pacific SIDS…

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A CLEAN OCEAN – Ocean Decade Laboratory 580 400 Ocean Decade

A CLEAN OCEAN – Ocean Decade Laboratory

Our third Ocean Decade Laboratory will be held from 17 to 19 November 2021 and will offer valuable insights and talks around the Ocean Decade…

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