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Our Coastal Futures
Our oceans and coasts are diverse and interconnected. Collaboration is our strength, underlying and reinforcing our capacity to think, innovate, and invest in their long-term wellbeing. The 2020 Our C...
Lethal algae blooms – an ecosystem out of balance
Toxic formations across the US and the Baltic are part of a worrying trend linked to the climate crisis and farming methods
by Jeremy Hance - The Guardian.com
On 3 August 2014, residents of Toledo...
Impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas - Impacto del huracán Dorian en las Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian is the fifth tropical cyclone of the season in the Tropical Atlantic, the fourth to become a tropical storm and the first to become a hurricane in 2019.
On August 24th it ceased to b...
For the first time underwater gliders are launched off the coast of Dominican Republic to improve hu...
On August 15 2019 for the first time an underwater glider was launched off the coast in Dominican Republic waters, 5 miles to the south of Bocachica. The glider will monitor the ocean waters in thi...
Ph.D. Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme - Empowering Women for the United Nations D...
The World Maritime University (WMU) WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (GOI), with the support of the the Government of Canada through the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), has launched a Ph....
Survey Training interests of CLME+ Stakeholders
On behalf of the UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project we are requesting the assistance of your membership for the completion of this short survey. Consistent with the UNDP/GEF +CLME Project to provide better acces...
Join UNESCO to celebrate woman in ocean science at the next World Oceans Day 2019
UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) are joining forces to :
honor the many incredible women scientists whose leadership hel...
New agreement bolsters UN work on ocean observations, research and services
WMO Secretary-General, Petteri Taalas, and IOC Executive Secretary, Vladimir Ryabinin, signed new Letter of Agreement between their organizations.
Geneva: At a meeting of UN Oceans, the UN’s ...
IOC News – December 2018
This month: Experts lay out plans to prepare the UN Decade of Ocean Science - Argos deliver their 2 millionth snapshot of our changing ocean - Innovative study on mixotrophic species of plankton - IOC...
IOC News – November 2018
This month: IOC to work with Indonesia following Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami – Communities in Grenada and Haiti recognized “Tsunami Ready” – High Level Panel Discussion for World Tsunami Awareness...
Maritime Spatial Planning Goes Global: European Commission and IOC-UNESCO to develop new internation...
The European Commission and IOC-UNESCO have launched MSPGlobal, a new joint initiative to promote cross-border maritime spatial planning.
Planning human activities at sea so they happen safely and su...
IOC-UNESCO Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) Summer School - Deadline Applications: 15 November 20...
The next IOC-UNESCO Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) Summer School will be held from 2-8 September 2019 in China at Xiamen University's Xiang’an Campus.
The GO2NE Summer School will bring togethe...
Outlook of 2018 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea - October 30, 2018
In January 2018, unusually high amount of Sargassum was caught in satellite imagery in both the Caribbean and the central West Atlantic. While the former could only be peered by January 2015, the latt...
IOC News – October 2018
This month: IOC to work with Indonesia following Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami – Communities in Grenada and Haiti recognized “Tsunami Ready” – High Level Panel Discussion for World Tsunami Awaren...
IOC News - August/September 2018 Monthly Newsletter
This month: Ocean and Climate Conference – “Ocean for Sustainability” Forum – “Kiel Declaration” calls for more marine and climate protection – PacWave18 exercise to test countries preparedness and co...
Programme Specialist Vacancy Announcement
Programme Specialist - IOC 339
Vacancy Announcement for a Programme Specialist position (P4) in marine policy at the IOC Secretariat. Deadline for application is 27 September 2018.
Link to UNE...
IOC Brochure - Why an intergovernmental collaborative approach is needed for understanding and manag...
The IOC is an intergovernmental organization established in 1960. Its purpose is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity-building, in order...
IOC News - July 2018
This month: The Science We Need for the Ocean We Want – Celebrating 100 Years of Oceanography – New Ocean Deoxygenation Policy Brief – Launching the Ocean Literacy Portal – AQUACROSS Information Platf...
Message from the Director General - World Oceans Day
Message from the Director General - World Oceans Day
Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of on the occasion of World Oceans Day, Clean Our Ocean, 8 June 2018.
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Spanish version of the Ocean Literacy Toolkit online - Cultura oceánica para todos Kit pedagógico
Cultura Oceánica para todos, Kit Pedagógico
El kit pedagógico Cultura oceánica para todos, aporta una importante contribución al trabajo de la UNESCO sobre Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible. De...
In science we trust: Celebrating 20 years of Flemish commitment to building a sustainable ocean
On 14 and 15 May 2018, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) will celebrate twenty years of cooperation with the Government of Flanders in the field of ocean science by co-organizi...
Joint Master Course on Maritime Spatial Planning - Deadline: 22 June 2018
The Joint Master Course on Maritime Spatial Planning is a two-years advanced professional master program designed within the Erasmus Mundus 2013/2019 program. Three high-rated European universities pa...
IOC News - May 2018
IOC News - June 2018
This month: Major stocktaking of climate change impact on the ocean - Special: Women oceanographers tackle major ocean science issues - Celebrating World Oceans Day - Bringing th...
Joint Master Course on Maritime Spatial Planning
The Joint Master Course on Maritime Spatial Planning is a two-years advanced professional master program designed within the Erasmus Mundus 2013/2019 program. Three high-rated European universities pa...
Scientists Propose Method to Assess Global Ocean Health
In a ‘Global Change Biology’ paper, a group of scientists propose using “essential ocean variables” as part of a sustained Global Ocean Observing System. The authors argue such a method can provide in...
4th Community Research Symposium, Institute of Marine Affairs -IMA
The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) will be hosting its 4th Community Research Symposium on Wednesday 28th March 2018 at the Chaguanas Borough Corporation Auditorium. The theme of the Symposium is ...
Cumbre Mundial del Océano 2018 “Las Ciencias Oceánicas: Oportunidad para invertir” - Vladimir Ryabin...
Ciencias Oceánicas: Oportunidad para invertir
"Si queremos salvar el océano, hemos de reconocer, desde una óptica política y práctica, que invertir en las ciencias oceánicas merece la pena"
Vladimir...
The UNESCO and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, released “Ocean Literacy for All. A t...
The UNESCO and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, released “Ocean Literacy for All. A toolkit”, a publication highlighting ocean literacy activities around the world and bringing together...
World Science Day for Peace and Development
Science for Global Understanding
Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public ...
Walter Munk One Hundred Years Anniversary
Walter Munk One Hundred Years Anniversary
Walter Munk, scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, has been called the world’s greatest living oceanogr...
Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Withdrawal by the Uni...
After receiving official notification by the United States Secretary of State, Mr Rex Tillerson, as UNESCO Director-General, I wish to express profound regret at the decision of the United States of A...
UNESCO Message 13-10-17: International Day for Disaster Reduction
UNESCO Message 13-10-17: International Day for Disaster Reduction
Primer Seminario en Linea de GOOS en Español
Flujos Mar-Atmósfera de CO2 en el Mar de Patagonia y en el Mar de Weddell Occidental
Dr Alejandro Bianchi, Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Argentina
miércoles 27 septiembre 21:00 GMT/UTC
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State of the Marine Environment Report, Trinidad & Tobago 2016
A production of the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), the State of the Marine Environment (SOME) Report 2016 provides a scientifically grounded understanding of the condition of some of Trinidad and ...
IOC-XXIX Assembly Pays Tribute to Prof Mario Ruivo
The 29th Session of the IOC Assembly (Paris, 20-29 June 2017) paid tribute to Prof Mario Ruivo, who passed away early 2017. The remembrance event was attended by Prof Ruivo's wife, Dr Maria Eduarda Go...
First Announcement and Call for Papers - 70th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (Merida, Mexico...
The 70th Annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute will be held in Merida, Mexico, from 6-10 November 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Merida Hotel. The conference is being hosted by th...
UNESCO Publishes First Status Report on Ocean Sciences around the World
Ocean sciences are led by a small number of industrialized countries although collecting data and taking the measure of the ocean’s health is a global priority considering the economic and environment...
ONE PLANET, ONE OCEAN – Video
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO is a global community that enables nations to work together to study our ONE shared OCEAN and observe its changes. Join us to #SaveOurOcean and...
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, 8 Jun...
Our Ocean, Our Future
“A healthy ocean requires robust global knowledge of ocean science. We cannot manage what we cannot measure, and no single country is able to measure the myriad changes taking p...
IOC-UNESCO HARMFUL ALGAE NEWS No. 56 is now available
UNESCO Harmful ALgae News No. 56
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HAB events and toxin effects
Gambierdiscus distribution
in the Pacific ..................................... 1
Pseudo-nitzschia toxins and
copepod...
Third Caribbean Training Course for Operators of Sea Level Stations
Within the framework of the Project "Strengthening sea-level observation network and coordination activities in the Caribbean", the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO jointly w...