Oceans & Coasts
activities related to the sustainable management of the ocean, marine resources and coastal areas; includes efforts that recognize the ocean’s contribution to the climate change challenge as a carbon sink, as well as the interactions between climate change and the ocean, such as carbon dioxide-driven acidification, impacts of rising ocean temperatures, carbon storage in the ocean seabed, and ocean fertilization; with regard to biodiversity and ocean health, activities related to fisheries and aquaculture such as dwindling fish stocks and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, pollution and debris, and biodiversity and ecosystem protection and conservation, including the impacts of invasive species; also includes activities related livelihoods and the “blue economy.”
news
SEE MORERegional Forum Navigates Sustainability in Western Indian Ocean and Beyond
Regional Forum Navigates Sustainability in Western...
CITES Standing Committee Considers Interactions with High Seas Treaty
CITES Standing Committee Considers Interactions wi...
guest articles
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policy briefs
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Structure of New Plastics Treaty: Specific or Framework?
More Than Just a Plan B: Climate Change Adaptation and Potential Role of Trade
Synergies Conference Bridges HLPF 2022 and UN Climate Change COP
Events
SEE MOREThird UN Ocean Conference
16-20 June 2025
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France
Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Plastic Pollution Treaty
2-6 June 2025
Ecuador[tentative]
Plastic Pollution INC-5
29 October - 1 November 2024
Republic of Korea
29th Session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly and Council (Part III)
28 October - 8 November 2024
Kingston, Jamaica
29th Session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly and Council (Part II)
15 July - 2 August 2024
Kingston, Jamaica
Stakeholder Meeting for the Third UN Ocean Conference
12 June 2024
Costa Rica[tentative]