UNESCO Ocean

📢 NEW: Handbook for Sustainable Ocean Plans We’re excited to announce the launch of the Handbook for Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioner’s Guide — a major milestone in advancing science-based, inclusive, and resilient ocean governance worldwide. 📘 Commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and developed in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and expert partners, this practical guide supports countries in designing sustainable ocean plans that align with global climate, biodiversity, and development goals, including 30x30, the SDGs, and the UN Ocean Decade. What the Handbook offers: 🔵 A step-by-step approach to sustainable ocean planning 🔵 Methods to transform ocean science into action 🔵 Tools for cross-sectoral coordination and community engagement 🔵 Adaptability to national contexts and priorities This launch reinforces IOC’s commitment to empower all Member States with knowledge-based planning and management by 2030, putting ocean science at the heart of decision-making. 🌐 Available now in English (with more languages to come!) 📍 Already being piloted in Indonesia, Fiji & Kenya 🔗 Read the full insight: https://unes.co/3nsaik 🔗 Learn more about IOC’s Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning & Management: https://lnkd.in/ei_xju-r #OceanScience #OceanAction

📢 From Science to Action: Dive into IOC’s Latest News! From the Rio 2027 Ocean Decade Conference countdown to a brand-new Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans, this month is full of major milestones for ocean science and governance! 🔵 New Decade Actions, tsunami preparedness efforts across the Indian Ocean, marine biodiversity data breakthroughs, and fresh ocean literacy initiatives reaching new audiences… Ready to dive deeper and stay ahead of what’s shaping our ocean future? ➡️ Read our latest newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d4S8MT6n #OceanScience #OceanAction

💻 Join the IOC team as a Web Development Consultant! We are seeking an Individual Consultant (IC) to provide specialized full-stack web development services to support the final development and stabilization of the Ocean Connector — an interactive platform built under the UN Ocean Decade to enhance global collaboration in ocean capacity development. 🕒 Duration: 28 working days over 2 months (until the end of 2025) 📍 Modality: Remote consultancy As part of this assignment, the consultant will: 🔵 Monitor and stabilize the Ocean Connector platform during its rollout phase. 🔵 Develop new subscription and communication features to improve user engagement. 🔵 Optimize system performance and usability through debugging and testing. 🔵 Enhance backend and frontend functionalities to streamline user experience. This is a great opportunity to contribute your technical expertise to a global initiative advancing ocean science, data sharing, and capacity development. 🌊 Application deadline: 11 November 📩 For more details and full Terms of Reference: https://lnkd.in/gS6Ycr8E #OceanScience #OceanAction #OceanJobs

🌎 OBIS and GOOS at Living Data 2025: Connecting Marine Biodiversity Data for a Sustainable Ocean The Living Data 2025 Conference in Bogotá, brought together biodiversity experts, scientists, and data managers from across the globe to explore how open data, shared standards, and coordinated monitoring can drive effective conservation. Representing the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, the OBIS: Ocean Biodiversity Information System as co-organizer, and the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), joined forces to highlight the importance of integrated and sustained ocean observation for advancing biodiversity knowledge and informing policy in a key session. 🔵 A Global Ocean Biodiversity Observing System Supporting Governance Framework Implementation Held on 21 October, this joint session, co-hosted with U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) and GBIF: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility, explored how combining biological, biogeochemical, and physical data can enhance global ocean observation and support frameworks such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement). Another brick in building the essential wall of global data ecosystem — linking observation networks and research communities to provide the knowledge needed for informed conservation, management, and decision-making. One of the core missions of the IOC. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dYubrRC7 📷 Kogia - marla Tomorug #OceanScience #OceanAction #OceanData

🌊 Join us for the launch of the Handbook on Sustainable Ocean Plans: A Practitioner’s Guide! We are very excited to invite you to the online launch of this landmark handbook, which was commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and developed in collaboration with IOC and experts. 📅 Date: Thursday, 30 October 2025 ⏰ Time: 4:00–5:00 PM GMT 📍Location: Online This handbook provides a strategic, science-based framework to support Member States in developing inclusive, resilient, and sustainable ocean plans. This launch event will introduce this new technical manual, offering step-by-step guidance on: 🔵 Setting objectives and defining SOP scope through collaboration. 🔵 Financial planning and resource mobilization. 🔵 Assessing baselines and future scenarios. 🔵 Building the components of SOPs. 🔵 Implementation and action planning. The event welcomes all audiences, especially practitioners involved in national development and ocean management planning. 🗣️ Speakers include Norma Munguía Aldaraca (Mexico), Barbière Julian (IOC), Cynthia Barzuna (World Resources Institute), Marinez Scherer (COP30 Special Envoy for the Ocean), Nii Moi Thompson (Ghana), and Salvador Vega Telias (Chile). Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how this new vision can shape the future of ocean governance. Register now! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egd56gTP We look forward to seeing you online! #OceanScience #OceanAction

🌊 Why does ocean knowledge matter? The ocean connects every aspect of life on Earth, from the air we breathe to the food we eat and the climate we depend on. Yet it remains largely unmapped and under-studied. Understanding it is not a choice, but a necessity for our shared future. 🎧 In the latest episode of The Future of Sustainability podcast, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO’s Executive Secretary, Vidar Helgesen, explores why deepening our collective ocean knowledge is essential to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security. The conversation highlights how stronger observation systems (satellites, buoys, and sensors that track the ocean’s pulse) are vital for accurate forecasts, resilient economies, and sustainable livelihoods. 🔵 Knowledge sharing: Only a fraction of the seafloor and marine life is known. We need stronger monitoring and shared data. 🔵 Collaboration: Global action depends on open, trusted ocean information. 🔵 Accessible science: Sustainable economies and policies start with sound ocean science. 🔵 Fill in the gaps: From nutrient pollution to overfishing, hidden threats must come to light. As Vidar Helgesen reminds us: “If the ocean is our beating blue heart, then building awareness is the first step to keeping it alive and strong.” 👉🏻 Listen to the full episode https://lnkd.in/dAqEVRr5 #OceanScience #OceanAction

🌊 How do people value, connect with, and act for the ocean? The EmpowerUs Horizon Europe project, together with the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition and the Ocean Literacy Research Community, has released a new series of policy briefs based on results from the Ocean & Society Survey (OSS). 🇪🇺 Conducted in six European coastal countries (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Ireland, Norway, and Spain) the survey reveals that: 74% of respondents are ready to change their lifestyles for the ocean’s health. 77% want governments to strengthen ocean protection policies. These findings strengthen the case for prioritising Ocean Literacy within the UN Ocean Decade, as a foundation for behaviour change, public engagement, and co-designed marine governance. 🔵 Supported by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, this work aims to embed science in society and empower citizens to become advocates for the ocean. The policy brief outlines 4 key recommendations for funders, researchers, and decision-makers, and calls for wider adoption of the Ocean & Society Survey, already used in 12 countries. 🔗 Explore the key findings and country insights:https://lnkd.in/d74CpwXy #OceanScience #OceanAction

📢 Join us tomorrow for the next GO2NE webinar on ocean deoxygenation! The Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) invites you to its latest webinar in the GO2NE series dedicated to advancing knowledge and dialogue on ocean deoxygenation — one of the most pressing threats to marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. This session will feature two expert speakers: 🔵 Lander Merma Mora, from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, who will intervene on coastal oxygen monitoring in the Pacific region. 🔵 Kenneth Rose, from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, who will present a case study on how to translate deoxygenation research into management. Moderated by Dimitri Gutierrez from the Instituto del Mar del Perú, the session will be followed by an interactive discussion, offering participants the opportunity to engage directly with leading experts and learn about the latest scientific developments on ocean oxygen loss and its global implications. 🗓️ 21 October 2025 🕒 15:00 CEST (Paris, France) | 09:00 EDT (Maryland, USA) | 08:00 PET (Lima, Peru) 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/duXWRQ6U #OceanScience #OceanAction

🗞️ A new set of publications to boost Offshore Wind Energy into Marine Spatial Planning are now available on the MSPglobal Initiative website and the UNESDOC Digital Library! #OceanScience #OceanAction