Featured: Countries sign onto a joint declaration on ocean and climate action
Panama City, Panama (1 March, 2023) The Ocean Action 2030 coalition has today been strengthened by two new participating members: the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and Sustainable Development Reform Hub (SDR Hub) at the University of New South Wales. Both organisations will support countries in developing Sustainable Ocean Plans, the blueprint for ensuring […]
The Our Ocean Conference is an important annual event in the ocean calendar. It brings together world leaders, private sector, civil society, and other stakeholders to discuss the preservation of marine resources, promotion of sustainable use, and education of the public about the ocean. This year’s Our Ocean Conference, the eighth so far, takes place […]
Over the last three decades, biodiversity has plummeted due to human caused stressors such as pollution, development, overexploitation and climate change and the ocean is not exempt from these losses, with rapid species decline, degrading iconic landscapes like coral reefs. Urgent and comprehensive action is needed to halt biodiversity loss and restore and protect important […]
Sharm El-Sheik (7 November 2022) — Nine Ocean Panel member countries have announced new commitments as part of the initiative led by fellow Panel members, Norway and USA, to decarbonise their shipping industries and significantly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The world relies on marine shipping to conduct trade and strengthen global supply chains, […]
The ocean has an integral part to play in the world’s efforts to drive down emissions. Research finds that ocean-based climate actions can deliver up to 21% of the annual greenhouse gas emissions cuts needed to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2050, helping to avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change. […]
