Panama City, 5 March 2023 – The eighth Our Ocean Conference concluded in Panama City with 341 new commitments worth more than 19.9 billion dollars to protect the ocean, strengthening Panama’s globally recognised leadership as a “Blue Leader”. Acting…
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Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated UN member countries for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, calling it a “breakthrough” after…
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27 February - 1 March 2023, All day
Inspiring ocean solutions
Lisbon, Portugal
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21 - 24 February 2023, All day
Ocean Innovation Africa is a platform that showcases African ocean-impact initiatives and brings together international changemakers for the growth of an equitable and sustainable ocean economy in Africa. The annual summit convenes innovators,…
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13 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 PM CEST
Forum for the Future and the UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge are delighted to share the findings from our study of microfibre shedding in textile manufacturing processes at this webinar on Monday, 13 February. Together with project partners Ramatex…
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An estimated 35 percent of all plastics in our oceans come from textile microfibres, posing a significant –but not fully understood – impact to human and marine health. While there are consumer solutions that can reduce the amount of microfibres…
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2 February 2023 – Our latest report, Tackling Microfibres at Source: Investigating opportunities to reduce microfibre pollution from the fashion industry through textile design and manufacturing innovation, presents findings from our 21-month long…
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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Ocean Race Summit, in Cabo Verde ....
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10 January 2023, All day
The Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator is now accepting applications under its first Small Grants Round. This round of applications closes on 10 January 2023.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 5, 2022 – Produced by MIT Technology Review Insights in association with Morgan Stanley, the Blue Technology Barometer 2022/23 (BTB) is the second annual comparative ranking of 66 countries and territories on the progress…
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7 - 19 December 2022, All day
7-19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, governments from around the world will come together to agree on a new set of goals to guide global action through 2030 to halt and reverse nature loss.
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The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.
