A healthy ocean, a protected climate
From 2-13 June, attention turned to Nice, France, where the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) and related Special Events were held. Expectations were high: Costa Rica and France, co-hosts of the Conference, had been advocating since 2022 for it to be a turning point for the protection of the ocean and its governance. The turnout…
Nice, France – Today at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), Brazil and France launched a landmark international initiative to dramatically scale up ocean-focused climate action. The Blue NDC Challenge calls on all countries to place the ocean at the heart of their climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) ahead of COP30 which Brazil will…
From 9 to 13 June 2025, France and Costa Rica will co-host the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. After New York in 2017 and Lisbon in 2022, this year’s conference is held under the theme “Accelerating action and mobilising all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. It aims to…