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The day featured two key events hosted by IOCARIBE, the UN Ocean Decade, and the newly established Decade Coordination Office for the Tropical Americas and Caribbean (TAC-DCO). The morning began with a breakfast meeting with representatives of Caribbean SIDS, aimed at promoting participation in the upcoming Island States Ocean Summit to be held in Tokyo in 2026. At midday, the partners convened the Rio 2027 Ocean Decade Workshop Lunch, which gathered ideas and perspectives to help shape the next UN Ocean Decade Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2027.
29 October 2025
In parallel, the First Joint Workshop of the Ocean Coordination Mechanism Working Groups took place under the GEF/UNDP/UNOPS PROCARIBE+ Project, while the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund and Environmental Defense Fund co-hosted the session “Financing the Future: Unlocking Sustainable Funding for Caribbean Biodiversity.” Discussions focused on strengthening the links between science, policy, and financing within the framework of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
The Habitats & Ecosystems session featured memorable presentations on mangrove restoration, water quality, and community-led hydrological monitoring.
The afternoon offered exciting field trips through Cartagena’s historic sites, followed by the evening’s CineFish Film Festival, where environmental stories from across the region took center stage.
CURRENT NEWS ITEMS
27 May 2025
📣 In the words of IOCARIBE Chair, Dr. Marck Oduber:
“Colleagues and friends, we have the frameworks, and vision. Now we must deliver — together. Let us co-create science that empowers…
21 May 2025
A Strategic Agenda for Regional Ocean Governance
The session’s agenda focused on reviewing progress…
6 May 2025
Antigua and Barbuda, a UNESCO Member State for over 40 years, recognized that while it has actively participated in the work of the Culture Commission…
5 May 2025
Dr. Tosic is an accomplished environmental scientist with over 20 years of experience as a researcher and project manager in the Caribbean region. His expertise spans…
5 May 2025
Dr. Juman serves as Deputy Director of the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), a government-funded marine research institution in Trinidad and Tobago.…
15 April 2025
With the 2025 UN Ocean Conference on the horizon, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (‘…
1 April 2025
On 20 March 2025, close to half a million of people across 44 countries, territories, and Member States took part in CARIBE WAVE 2025 – one of the world’s largest tsunami simulation exercises.…
14 March 2025
What is Into the Deep?
Into the Deep is an online learning and citizen science platform that invites participants, or citizen scientists, from around the…
6 March 2025