A healthy ocean, a protected climate
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…
COP30 is just around the corner! The OCP will be in Belém, Brazil, from 12 to 21 November. Join us at the following events: Thursday 13 November [Reception] COP30 Ocean-Climate Action Reception: Blue Carbon Ecosystems & NDCs 4.30-6.30PM | Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone Co-organised by: Ocean & Climate Platform and The Pew Charitable Trust This…
Monday 3 November 2025 – Today, the Ocean & Climate Platform launches its new Policy Recommendations, endorsed by 87 members of its network. These recommendations are the result of a months-long collective effort gathering the knowledge and expertise of its members and embody their shared ambition to turn the tide for the Ocean, Climate and…
The IUCN World Conservation Congress will take place 9–15 October 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Held every four years, the Congress is the largest global gathering of conservation actors – from governments, NGOs, Indigenous peoples, private sector, scientists and civil society – aimed at setting the global nature agenda and driving bold, systemic…
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…