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Intercultural collaboration is key for advancing Ocean Literacy internationally 1600 1066 Ocean Decade

Intercultural collaboration is key for advancing Ocean Literacy internationally

UNESCO organised a three-day Winter School in Venice to rethink how to improve the quality of ocean-related partnerships and collaborations in the framework of the…

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New MeerWissen project selected to strengthen marine Nature-based Solutions in Africa 2000 895 Ocean Decade

New MeerWissen project selected to strengthen marine Nature-based Solutions in Africa

The MeerWissen Initiative – African-German Partners for Ocean Knowledge and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) are pleased to announce…

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The “No Paris without Montreal” declaration: At COP15, 85 organisations call on world leaders to right the ship for the ocean and its biodiversity 760 507 Ocean Decade

The “No Paris without Montreal” declaration: At COP15, 85 organisations call on world leaders to right the ship for the ocean and its biodiversity

The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place from 7 to 19 December in Montreal, Canada. This COP…

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COP15: Schoolchildren help UNESCO accelerate tracking of ocean species 610 458 Ocean Decade

COP15: Schoolchildren help UNESCO accelerate tracking of ocean species

As the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) opens today, UNESCO is establishing a global biodiversity snapshot of marine species across 25 of the world’s most…

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COP27 outcomes take the global ocean community forward on collective action to tackle climate change 1000 540 Ocean Decade

COP27 outcomes take the global ocean community forward on collective action to tackle climate change

COP27 concluded in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with increased awareness of the need to strengthen ocean science and seek ocean-based solutions to reverse climate change. The…

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Norway continues its support to UNESCO with focus on ocean science for sustainability 777 581 Ocean Decade

Norway continues its support to UNESCO with focus on ocean science for sustainability

A leading donor to UNESCO over the past four years, Norway has reaffirmed its support to the core programmatic work of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission…

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Ocean Decade Conversations: Aimee Clark (New Zealand) 1500 1001 Ocean Decade

Ocean Decade Conversations: Aimee Clark (New Zealand)

UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader, Aimee Clark shares with us her passion about the ocean, her thoughts on how we can improve the interaction between the…

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Groundbreaking expedition comprised of women, non-binary and two-spirit explorers sets sail to study Arctic Norway’s oceans, orcas and whales 1828 1892 Ocean Decade

Groundbreaking expedition comprised of women, non-binary and two-spirit explorers sets sail to study Arctic Norway’s oceans, orcas and whales

Tromsø, Norway, November 25, 2022 – Riding the wave of gender discussions at COP 27, an international team of 34 Indigenous and non-indigenous explorers is…

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International Aquarium Congress 2022 strengthens the role of aquariums, museums and zoos in the global Ocean Decade movement 881 583 Ocean Decade

International Aquarium Congress 2022 strengthens the role of aquariums, museums and zoos in the global Ocean Decade movement

The 11th International Aquarium Congress (IAC), held at the Nausicaá Aquarium in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, gathered 500 participants from across the sector who discussed priorities to take action…

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Inception meetings of two new National Decade Committees highlight country-level engagement in the Ocean Decade 667 374 Ocean Decade

Inception meetings of two new National Decade Committees highlight country-level engagement in the Ocean Decade

The National Decade Committees of France and the United Kingdom recently held their first meetings, discussing current and future engagement in the Ocean Decade at…

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