At the UNESCO Integrated Ocean Carbon Research workshop in Brussels, international experts, researchers, and EU Commission policymakers gathered to drive an integrated approach to ocean carbon research that supports effective climate policies for a more sustainable future.
The G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment met in April 2023 in Sapporo. The meeting gathered Ministers from the Group of 7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union) as well as guest organisations and countries.
The European Marine Board held a two-day workshop in mid-March 2023 to discuss future climate scenarios in 2035 and future capacity and capabilities of the European Ocean Observing and Forecasting System to meet information and data needs.
Discover MARCO-BOLO, a project funded by the European Union, working to structure and strengthen European coastal and marine biodiversity observation capabilities, linking them to global efforts to understand biodiversity decline and restore ocean health.
February 2023 saw the kick-off of a new European funded project called OceanICU - Improving Carbon Understanding. OceanICU will address limitations in our ability to measure and model the ocean carbon sink, with a focus on estimating the significance of the biological pump and human activities including fishing, energy and mineral extraction.
Monitoring zooplankton and their changing dynamics due to ocean warming can improve our understanding of marine ecosystems under a changing climate and better inform ocean conservation actions.
Day one of the meeting discussed the ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus with sessions on progress and new findings related to Digital Twins of the Ocean and new frontiers of ocean observation. Day two gave special focus on evaluating the current structure and G7 FSOI´s main priority areas.
The first Ocean Partnership Forum between Canada and the European Union was from 3 to 4 October 2022. Bringing together high-level representatives and managers of ocean observing and data organisations, the meeting served to strengthen cooperation on areas of mutual interest and benefit on the theme of ocean observation and data sharing.
Beyond serving needs for basic research, science advances and real-time observations from Biogeochemical Argo will also inform a diverse range of stakeholders and facilitate solutions for sustainable ocean management.
Sustained and comprehensive in situ observations combined with satellite observations and predictive models are critical for generating knowledge required for the protection of the ocean and the sustainable use of its resources. EOOS provides a stakeholder-driven, coordinating [...]
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