UN Ocean Decade

📢 Call for Decade Actions No. 08/2024 is officially OPEN! Building on the success of previous Calls, this Call for Decade Actions focuses on addressing some of the top priority needs from the #Vision2030 process, galvanising new contributions and new projects to support and strengthen existing Decade Actions and coordination structures. Partners are invited to request endorsement under the Ocean Decade for transformative Decade Actions that contribute to our vision of delivering the science we need for the ocean we want. The priority focus areas for this Call for Decade Actions are: 🌊 Coastal resilience 🌊 Society's relationship with the ocean 🌊 The link between ocean and human health However, we will also be accepting initiatives addressing other pressing ocean issues. ➡️ You will find more information in the Call for Decade Actions Guidance Note here: https://lnkd.in/etuk6EKY Please note that each part of the Call has different deadlines and different timelines for review and decision making. ❓ We'll hold two virtual Q&A sessions, both on 29 November 2024: ⏲️ 07:30 – 08:30 UTC: https://lnkd.in/eRQg4eyy ⏲️ 13:30 – 14:30 UTC: https://lnkd.in/exYmkgXW Join the world's biggest #OceanScience movement: apply now to be part of the Ocean Decade!

Join us at #COP16Colombia in Cali! 🇨🇴 We are organising two events on 27 October, which will be #COP16 Ocean Day, to discuss how the #OceanDecade supports the implementation of the UN Biodiversity Global Biodiversity Framework and contributes to transformative ocean approaches and innovation. We will also launch a major new publication showcasing success stories from Ocean Decade Actions in achieving the ambitious of targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework. More information: https://ow.ly/VVnL50TMsUS

The #OceanDecade welcomes the Tangier Declaration, through which African countries committed to strengthen their cooperation for the sustainable use of marine resources. Issued at the 3rd Session of the High-Level Conference of the Blue Belt Initiative last week, this declaration also highlighted the need to enhance Africa’s contribution to global ocean science through the Ocean Decade. The Ocean Decade Africa Roadmap aims to support ocean experts across Africa, and has identified priorities for efficient investments in science-based solutions that truly respond to the needs of African stakeholders. 👉 Read the Tangier Declaration: https://ow.ly/LcSf50TNoTV 👉 Download the Ocean Decade Africa Roadmap: https://ow.ly/j4vi50TNoTT

The ocean provides livelihoods and nourishment for hundreds of millions of the world's poorest people. Developing an equitable, resilient and sustainable ocean economy is key to help #EndPoverty, and is the focus of the #OceanDecade Challenge 4. This #EndPovertyDay, see how ocean experts across the world are working to unlock transformative ocean solutions that connect people and the ocean in a productive cycle in the #Vision2030 White Paper on Challenge 4, available here: https://ow.ly/zZiU50Soope

Join us on #OceanDay at #COP16Colombia! 🇨🇴🌊 We're organising two events to discuss how the #OceanDecade and transformative ocean science contribute to the Global Biodiversity Framework. More info 👉 https://ow.ly/OEMg50TNoAF

📢 New flagship report outlines #OceanDecade priorities to 2030. What action areas must the ocean community focus on to ensure a thriving ocean? What knowledge, capacity, and resources will drive the success of the #OceanDecade? The newly released report “Ambition, Action, Impact: The Ocean Decade Pathway to 2030 – Consolidated Outcomes of the Vision 2030 Process” identifies key priorities and transformative actions to advance ocean knowledge and science as part of the Decade. Download it here: https://ow.ly/uGq450TMqFA

Due to climate change, commercial fishing and other human activities, penguins are one of the most endangered seabirds in the world. To protect them, we need to better understand and better manage their home: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. 🐧 But we still know very little about this remote region. This is why, as part of the #OceanDecade, several international institutions have joined forces under the leadership of the Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung to launch Antarctica InSync, an international programme for coordinated research and observations in the region. This week, as the annual meeting of #CCAMLR, the international body charged with conserving Antarctica’s Southern Ocean, is underway, see how Antarctica InSync will help to generate the data and knowledge needed to protect this precious ecosystem and the species who depend on it: https://ow.ly/JynE50RoaXv

At Art Basel Paris, UNESCO and #Nautilus will present “Resilience: Artistic Solutions for Human, Ocean and Biodiversity Challenges”, an exhibition brining together art and science in the search for a new balance between human beings and their environment. More information: https://unes.co/m7toix

🎊 Together with the Knowledge Hub on Sea Level Rise, JPI Climate and the UN Ocean Decade, we are excited to announce the official launch of the Knowledge Hub’s First Assessment Report on Sea Level Rise in Europe! Join our webinar on 8 November from 11:00 CEST! 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d-KtbFMQ 🤝 The assessment report is the result of extensive collaboration among different stakeholders, cumulative work of over 70 leading climate and marine experts, and a vigorous two-year scoping and writing process. The webinar will feature: 📌Insights into the state of sea level rise in Europe through discussions on all report chapters, including sea level rise observations and projections, impacts, adaptation measures, and governance challenges. 📌Q&A with the report’s lead authors.

#WorldFoodDay | How can we ensure that the ocean continues to sustainably nourish the global population? The ocean has nourished us for thousands of years, and billions of people rely on it for food and livelihoods. But the ocean's ability to feed us is now threatened by climate change, pollution, overfishing, and biodiversity loss. As part of the #OceanDecade Challenge 3 on sustainable blue food, scientists from around the world are researching how to optimise the role of the ocean in sustainably nourishing the world’s population. This knowledge has been captured in the #Vision2030 White Paper on Challenge 3, which outlines a set of recommendations to sustainably nourish the global population. 👉Download it here: https://ow.ly/OBgG50TLXfh