A healthy ocean, a protected climate
Marine protected areas can significantly contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, according to a major new analysis published in the journal One Earth. They can enhance carbon sequestration, coastal protection, biodiversity, the reproductive capacity of marine organisms, as well as fishers’ catch and income. Most of these benefits are only achieved in fully or…
From 27 June to 1 July, more than 6,000 participants, including 24 Heads of State and Government, and over 2,000 representatives of civil society, met in Lisbon for the United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Portugal and Kenya. If the major role that the ocean plays for biodiversity and human societies is…
United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC): heads of state and civil society meet in Lisbon to “open a new chapter of global ocean action” After a two-year delay due to the COVID19 pandemic, the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) will be held from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon. Hosted by the governments of…
Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in Northern Europe, Challenges and Best Practices On November 29th, 2021, the Sea’ties initiative hosted virtually the regional workshop “Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in Northern Europe”. First of a series of five (Mediterranean basin, North America, West…
On Monday April 4th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the third release of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on “Mitigation of Climate Change”: a synthesis of the current understanding of different mitigation pathways to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and a “a powerful evidence that we have potential to mitigate climate…
Whereas ten years ago the ocean was absent from international climate and biodiversity negotiations, it now occupies an increasingly important place. Since the inclusion of the ocean in the Preamble of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the scientific community, civil society and coalitions of States have remained mobilised for the recognition of the role of…