A healthy ocean, a protected climate
Belém, Brazil – France and Brazil today took a bold step to place the ocean at the forefront of climate action, announcing support for the creation of an ‘Ocean Taskforce’ – The Blue NDC Implementation Taskforce – a global mechanism designed to accelerate the integration of ocean-based solutions into national climate plans, as a direct…
From 10 to 21 November 2025, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Belém, Brazil. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, this conference marks the transition from negotiation to implementation, as countries are expected to submit new, more ambitious Nationally Determined…
NEW YORK – Today, at a ministerial-level New York City Climate Week event, Chile, the UK and Madagascar committed to the Blue NDC Challenge, underscoring both the economic and environmental value of protecting the ocean. The initiative urges coastal nations to integrate ocean-focused actions into their climate plans–nationally determined contributions (NDCs)–ahead of COP30. The NDCs…
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…