A healthy ocean, a protected climate
As part of its mandate to mobilise civil society towards the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the Ocean & Climate Platform, in collaboration with CNRS and Friends of Ocean Action, with the support of Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy, are launching a global visioning exercise dedicated to “imagining the future of ocean sustainability”. This collaborative exercise builds…
COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) starts today! The Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) will once again be actively engaged in advocating for the ocean-climate nexus, and participate in numerous events, which you can find in this article. OCP’s COP16 Latest News and Publication COP16: What is at stake for the ocean? What…
On Monday, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will begin in Cali, Colombia. As the first COP since the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022, Parties will focus on translating the framework into concrete action. They are expected to present updated National Biodiversity Strategies and…
One week before the beginning of 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali, Colombia and a month away from the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Ocean & Climate Platform and the Blue Marine Foundation, supported by…
Join us online on 10 July 2024 (10.00 AM – 12.00 PM EST / 4.00 – 6.00 PM CEST) for an information meeting with the participation of the two hosts countries of the next UN Ocean Conference, the Governments of France and Costa Rica. This information meeting will give participants the opportunity to receive feedbacks…
The next United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) will take place in June 2025 in Nice, France, leaving less than 2 years to ensure it concludes with a transformative, positive and actionable outcome for the ocean, its ecosystems and marine biodiversity. In order to support these efforts, The Varda Group launches “Let’s Be Nice to the…