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March 2018 NewsAn Ocean Pathway towards Sustainable Development16 November 2017 NewsMobilizing ocean science and civil society for sustainable development4 November 2017 NewsDeveloping regional capacity for ocean acidification observations in the Western Indian Ocean in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 143 November 2017 NewsAchieving Sustainable Development Goal 14: The Ocean We Need for the Future We Want30 October 2017 NewsNew Report: What are Marine Ecological Time Series telling us about the ocean?23 September 2017 NewsGlobal Ocean Oxygen Network: Scientists meet to discuss progress and future activities21 September 2017 NewsMobilizing the industry to protect and sustainably develop the ocean: UNESCO’s IOC and the World Ocean Council sign partnership19 December 2016 NewsInfectious diseases and women’s health: boosting research in Africa29 November 2016 NewsThe ocean center stage at the UN COP22 climate talks: A Strategic Action Roadmap Unveiled22 November 2016 NewsPresident of the UN General Assembly visits IOC, calls on Commission to play key role at First UN Conference on the Ocean22 November 2016 NewsTeam of graduates from IOC co-sponsored GEBCO project enter Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to advance breakthrough technologies in ocean floor mapping13 October 2016 NewsFormer IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary leads new ocean research institute at Dalhousie University7 October 2016 NewsUpdated and expanded metadata for improving oceanographic capacities in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem27 September 2016 NewsGlobal frameworks on the road to 2030: IOC-UNESCO presents its contribution to Member States21 September 2016 NewsWhat’s under the sea? Setting in place efforts to map the world’s entire ocean floor by 203020 July 2016 NewsNew global data on High Seas and Large Marine Ecosystems to support policy makers14 July 2016 NewsMoving forward on global ocean science education21 June 2016 NewsIOC-UNESCO and SUEZ come together for the protection of the ocean9 June 2016 NewsOver 300 participants meet in Australia to exchange on ocean acidification research18 May 2016 NewsPolar Challenge: Towards long-term under-ice observations in the Polar regions9 May 2016 NewsWorld Climate Research Programme presents advances and challenges in climate sciences28 April 2016 NewsRevitalizing regional cooperation in ocean science, governance and climate change in the Indian Ocean22 April 2016 NewsMore science and capacity are needed to conserve marine biodiversity in the high seas13 April 2016 NewsThe Francophone scientific community takes stock of climate change and sea-level rise at UNESCO Headquarters8 February 2016 NewsFocus on sea-level observation during expert round tables at UNESCO Headquarters4 February 2016 NewsIOC-UNESCO urges international community to move Blue Economy forward at Second Blue Economy Summit in Abu Dhabi21 January 2016 NewsFuture of the Ocean Floor Forum to be held in Monaco on 15-17 June 201618 December 2015 NewsCurrent challenges and emerging issues of ocean science16 June 2015 NewsTara Oceans expedition: researchers map the world of plankton26 May 2015 NewsScientific Research -- A driver for the African Renaissance15 September 2014 NewsUNESCO and the Barcelona Foundation for Ocean Sailing join forces to conserve the ocean22 May 2014 NewsOcean acidity is increasing at an unprecedented rate18 November 2013
NewsPromotion of scientific freedom and the safety of scientists: A new Programme and Call to Action20 March 2024
NewsChallenges and opportunities for science, technology and innovation in six African countries25 April 2022
NewsUrgent appeal for more marine and climate protection: marine scientists publish “Kiel Declaration”7 September 2018
NewsA fragile ocean: Protecting the ocean from harmful algal blooms and disease outbreaks11 June 2018
NewsA starving ocean: Upwelling systems under climate change and the threat to global food security7 June 2018
NewsIn science we trust: Celebrating 20 years of Flemish commitment to building a sustainable ocean11 May 2018
NewsDeveloping regional capacity for ocean acidification observations in the Western Indian Ocean in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 143 November 2017
NewsAchieving Sustainable Development Goal 14: The Ocean We Need for the Future We Want30 October 2017
NewsGlobal Ocean Oxygen Network: Scientists meet to discuss progress and future activities21 September 2017
NewsMobilizing the industry to protect and sustainably develop the ocean: UNESCO’s IOC and the World Ocean Council sign partnership19 December 2016
NewsThe ocean center stage at the UN COP22 climate talks: A Strategic Action Roadmap Unveiled22 November 2016
NewsPresident of the UN General Assembly visits IOC, calls on Commission to play key role at First UN Conference on the Ocean22 November 2016
NewsTeam of graduates from IOC co-sponsored GEBCO project enter Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to advance breakthrough technologies in ocean floor mapping13 October 2016
NewsFormer IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary leads new ocean research institute at Dalhousie University7 October 2016
NewsUpdated and expanded metadata for improving oceanographic capacities in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem27 September 2016
NewsGlobal frameworks on the road to 2030: IOC-UNESCO presents its contribution to Member States21 September 2016
NewsWhat’s under the sea? Setting in place efforts to map the world’s entire ocean floor by 203020 July 2016
NewsWorld Climate Research Programme presents advances and challenges in climate sciences28 April 2016
NewsRevitalizing regional cooperation in ocean science, governance and climate change in the Indian Ocean22 April 2016
NewsMore science and capacity are needed to conserve marine biodiversity in the high seas13 April 2016
NewsThe Francophone scientific community takes stock of climate change and sea-level rise at UNESCO Headquarters8 February 2016
NewsIOC-UNESCO urges international community to move Blue Economy forward at Second Blue Economy Summit in Abu Dhabi21 January 2016
NewsUNESCO and the Barcelona Foundation for Ocean Sailing join forces to conserve the ocean22 May 2014