EU4OceanObs

UNEP SRI2021: Global Environmental Monitoring Systems/ Oceans
2021-06-14 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Online Event
Towards an integrated Global Environment Monitoring System for Oceans – Aspiring to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 14: to “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”
The GEMS/Oceans event is a “kick-off” session at the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021 – Future Earth) and will discuss and appraise cutting edge approaches for assessing the state of the ocean globally and also offer an opportunity to influence the way forward. As an interactive session it will encourage inputs from its partners, stakeholders, and audience, with the scope to provide a background and conceptual framework for the co-design of a Global Oceans Monitoring System that aims to be innovative and transformational.
The speaker line up includes Pierre Bahurel, representing Mercator Ocean International and the Copernicus Marine Service. Maria Hood, the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans EU Coordinator a, hosted by Mercator Ocean International as part of EU4OceanObs, will participate in a panel session.
For more information, click here.
UNEP GEMS series
UNEP GEMS is a three-part exploration of different Global Environmental Monitoring Systems (GEMS) for the Earth’s vital shared resources – Water, Air and Oceans. These three sessions will explore the opportunities and challenges across time, space and political boundaries.

EMODNET Open Conference and Jamboree
2021-06-14 - 2021-06-18 | Oostende, Belgium & online, Belgium
During the event, EMODnet partners, data providers and users will connect across stakeholder communities and set goals for the future. To start the week, the Open Conference will focus on use cases and requirements for developing essential open marine data services for blue economy actors, the public sector, civil society and the research community.
The EU4OceanObs coordinators of the G7 Future of Seas and Oceans Initiative Coordination Centre and GEO Blue Planet will both be panellists during the EMODnet Global Dialogues Panel session on 15 June.

EU4OceanObs side events at All-Atlantic 2021
2021-06-02 - 2021-06-04 | Online & Ponta Delgada, Portugal
EU4OceanObs will co-host 3 side events at the All-Atlantic 2021 conference that will take place from 2 to 4 June 2021. The All-Atlantic 2021 is a Ministerial High-Level & Stakeholders Conference that will take place under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in close cooperation with the European Commission, aiming to strengthen Research & Innovation cooperation across and along the Atlantic Ocean, from “pole to pole”. The event will be a step forward in the work developed by the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, bringing together Ministries, high-level representatives and ocean leaders, including researchers, youth, entrepreneurs, academics, and civil society.
The side events co-organised through the EU4OceanObs actions on the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative and GEO Blue Planet will address global ocean data sharing and infrastructures, and monitoring and managing of marine litter and Sargassum in the Atlantic basin. For more information on the side events co-hosted by EU4OceanObs, click here.

European Green Week 2021
2021-06-01 - 2021-06-04 | Online Event
The European Green Week 2021 is dedicated to the European Union’s ‘zero pollution ambition’. It will also look at other relevant European Green Deal initiatives, such as the climate initiatives, the upcoming Chemicals Strategy, as well as initiatives in the fields of energy, industry, mobility, agriculture, fisheries, health and biodiversity.
The EU Green Week virtual conference will run from 1 to 4 June and includes the following events related to ocean pollution, ocean plastic, keeping our seas and oceans healthy and working towards a sustainable blue economy:

2 June, Session 4.4: Space is the place – monitoring the planet’s health with Copernicus, including a presentation on “Green deal solutions for combatting ocean pollution with the Copernicus Marine Service”.
2 June, Session 2.4: Clean seas with a sustainable blue economy – challenges and opportunities
2 June, Session 6.2: Making waves – young people’s views on water pollution
3 June, High Level Session: TRAPPED BY PLASTIC Screening of a short documentary followed by a debate on how we can end marine plastic pollution

Visit the EU Green Week virtual conference website for more information.
To view the programme, click here.
To register, click here.

1st International Conference of the UN Ocean Decade
2021-06-01 | Online Event
To mark the start of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, a series of re-structured virtual and hybrid events will be held starting from June 2021 to mid-2022:

1 June 2021 – Opening event. To register, click here.
Mid 2021 – mid 2022 – Ocean Decade Laboratories: interactive sessions to catalyse partnerships and co-design Ocean Decade Actions. The 7 participatory Laboratories will foster dialogue on overarching Ocean Decade themes: inclusivity, solutions-based ocean science, regional action, and resource mobilisation, among others. Click here to submit contribution proposal.

Check the Ocean Decade Conference website regularly for updates.
The ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth and central to the survival of nature and humankind. But the ocean is also under massive threat. More than ever before, science and research are being called upon to join forces with policymakers, society and economic actors to protect and sustainably manage the ocean. To achieve this vision, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2021 to 2030 as the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the “Ocean Decade).
EU4OceanObs and the Ocean Decade
Through its G7 FSOI action, EU4OceanObs will work closely with the Decade’s ocean observing projects and programmes to co-evolve joint activities, targeting where G7 high-level support can add unique value. The EU4OceanObs GEO Blue Planet component will participate in leveraging the Group on Earth Observations’ (GEO) convening power and interdisciplinary work programme to mobilise action to enhance the use of ocean and coastal observations in support of the Decade.

Ocean Visions Summit
2021-05-18 - 2021-05-21 | Online Event
Towards a global ecosystem for ocean solutions
The Summit will be held online on the campus of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography between May 18-21, 2021. The summit is co-organised with satellite campuses in Hobart (Australia), Cape Town (South Africa), Mindelo (Cabo Verde), and Kiel (Germany).
Audrey Hasson head of the EU Office of GEO BP Planet will participate in the Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) for Ocean Solutions event. ECOP will host informal interactive events to share their perspectives on ocean solutions around the summit’s main sessions, as well as cross-cutting themes that emerge throughout the programme. GEO Blue Planet is one of the event’s partners.
For more details, click here.

Global Biogeochemical-Argo Workshop
2021-05-04 - 2021-06-01 | Online Event
An online workshop “Global Biochemical-Argo Fleet, Knowledge to Action”, building on the priorities of the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative (G7 FSOI) will take place on 4, 11, 18, 25 May and on 1 June. The workshop will highlight the benefits of the global array to multiple users, identify remaining observing system and data delivery gaps, and motivate new commitments and partnerships. The workshop is organised by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), and the State University of New Jersey (RUTGERS), with international coordination assistance from the G7 FSOI Coordination Centre, and with financial support from NASA, NOAA, and NSF.
The workshop will present the initial international commitments to the Biogeochemistry-Argo system and discuss how to ensure that the combined investment meets the priorities of the G7 and international funders and stakeholders. The workshop will prioritise next steps with partners to ensure full implementation of the array and the international collaboration required to sustain the global biogeochemal Argo fleet into the future. For more information about the workshop, click here.
About the FSOI Coordination Centre
The EU4OceanObs action coordinator of the G7 FSOI works with the other G7 FSOI coordinators to form a distributed Coordination Centre that implements the initiative’s activities under the guidance of the G7 FSOI National Focal Points and the Working Group. The workshop is part of the G7 FSOI scoping activity to support the Global Biogeochemical-Argo Fleet. For more information on G7 FSOI activities, click here.

9th EuroGOOS International Conference
2021-05-03 - 2021-05-05 | Online Event
The EuroGOOS Conference brings together managers, developers, and users of ocean observing and operational oceanography products and services. The conference fosters dialogue, experience sharing, and future planning with European and international partners and stakeholders, towards a more coordinated response to societal needs related to the ocean.
The first virtual edition of the conference will offer a vibrant scientific programme on oceanographic methods, technologies, and applications, spanning ocean physics, health, and climate. Our marketplace is an opportunity to showcase your work, while the interactive meeting platform will ease networking and matchmaking worldwide.
Click here to register and for more information.

EU International Ocean Governance Forum 2021
2021-04-20 | Online Event
Setting the Course for a Sustainable Blue Planet
The European Commission in association with the European External Action Service invite ocean stakeholders worldwide to the presentation of the final recommendations for ocean sustainability action by the EU’s International Ocean Governance (IOG) Forum.
The event will mark the conclusion of the open and inclusive consultation process on International Ocean Governance launched by the European Commission in association with the European External Action Service in 2020 with the establishment of the IOG forum. .
The recommendations will support the development of the International Ocean Governance Agenda –the EU’s plan of action for the future of our oceans, an integral part of the European Green Deal and the EU’s response to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular, the Sustainable Development Goal 14 ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’.

UNEP-SPBF Third Global Session: Marine Litter Session
2021-02-19 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris) | Online Event
Under the theme Integrated Solutions #ForNature, the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment (UN-SPBF) will convene its Third Global Session online from 18-20 February 2021, in the lead up to the Fifth Session of the UN Environment Assembly.
The Global Partnership on Marine Litter, will co-host a session on Managing Risk: Marine Litter and Microplastics Mitigation and Prevention. The head of the GEO Blue Planet EU Office – Audrey Hasson from Mercator Ocean International, will participate in this Session as a speaker.
This session will include the Phase I release of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter Digital Platform. The aim of the GPML Digital platform is to facilitate coordination of multi-stakeholder action towards the long-term elimination, through a life-cycle approach, of discharges of litter and microplastics into the oceans using AI capabilities, data mapping and layered functionalities including match-making.
The session will examine the following key questions:

What does the latest science tell us about the risks posed by marine litter and microplastics for ecosystems, human health and society ?
In order to manage and mitigate the risk of marine litter in our environment, what urgent policy action is required at the multi-lateral and national levels?
What part does innovation, technology and finance have to play? And what does multi-stakeholder cooperation offer in the management and mitigation of marine litter and microplastics related risk?

EU International Ocean Governance Forum
2020-12-14 - 2020-12-16 | Online Event
The IOG Forum brings together ocean actors and stakeholders within and beyond Europe to share understanding, experiences and good practices on ocean governance. The IOG Forum supports the development of the EU’s international ocean governance agenda for the future of our oceans. This agenda selected 50 actions to ensure clean, healthy, safe, secure and sustainably used oceans. It is an integral part of the European Commission’s Green Deal and the EU’s response to the 2030 Agenda, in particular, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life Below Water.
