Blue Economy Archives - EU4OceanObs

Welcoming New People in the Team

Damien Goubeau — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:37:31 +0000

We are delighted to welcome three new colleagues to the EU4OceanObs Team who will each bring their unique expertise and energy to our work on international ocean observation and policy. At the same time, we bid a warm goodbye to a valued team member who is embarking on an exciting new chapter. Meet Elaine Shen [...]

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EU Ocean Pact: An integrated approach to ocean sustainability

Damien Goubeau — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:20:58 +0000

On June 5, 2025, just days before the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, France, the European Union (EU) announced a new comprehensive, holistic, and integrated approach to ocean sustainability – the European Ocean Pact. The EU has launched many strategies to protect and sustainably manage the ocean, but these have largely [...]

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EU4OceanObs endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner

Damien Goubeau — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:01:59 +0000

We are proud to announce that, in recognition of its commitment to international ocean governance and ocean observing-driven solutions to safeguard marine environments and foster sustainable marine practices, EU4OceanObs has been endorsed as a Decade Implementing Partner (DIP) of the Ocean Decade (officially, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Implemented by [...]

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Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership Symposium February 2024

Lillian Diarra — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:01:40 +0000

The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) held its first symposium in Brussels from the 13 to 14 February 2024. This event brought together representatives from partner organisations and stakeholders science, policy and private sectors to share information about new projects to be funded under the partnership, the next round of funding opportunities and [...]

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Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership Symposium

Lillian Diarra — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

"Charting the course towards a Sustainable Blue Economy" Symposium The first Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership Symposium taking place on 13-14 February 2024 at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium will bring together thought leaders, experts, and practitioners in a big-scale European event to promote the transformation towards a sustainable blue economy. For more [...]

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European Maritime Day 2023

Lillian Diarra — Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This annual event brings together Europe’s maritime community to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy.

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15th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa

Lillian Diarra — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Taking place every two years, the Forum serves to facilitate the use of EUMETSAT satellite data throughout the continent in collaboration with African partners. Session 4 on 14 September will focus on the Blue Economy, addressing marine and great lake satellite applications.

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