Healthy Ocean vs Pollution

The Sustainable Development Goal 14 aims at restoring a healthy and productive ocean that can continue providing food and many essential ecosystems services. Various forms of pollution form major threats already addressed in international agreements. Curbing ubiquitous plastic pollution still needs a treaty and its enforcement.

Win Big – Baltic Event

Win Big – Baltic Event

Angela Schultz-Zehden, Submariner Network Upon the invitation of the Submariner Network, Cornelia E Nauen of Mundus maris attended the Win Big Baltic Event [...]

From shore to summit – one of the UNOC3 highlights

From shore to summit – one of the UNOC3 highlights

Celine Kahn of the Ocean Azul Foundation opened the session at the Basecamp Our ocean underpins human prosperity and wellbeing. Without a healthy [...]

The 4 Blue Notebooks | Les 4 Cahiers Bleus | Los 4 Cuadernos Azules

The 4 Blue Notebooks | Les 4 Cahiers Bleus | Los 4 Cuadernos Azules

United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), Nice, France, 9-13 June 2025 - co-hosted by France and Costa Rica. Update: Our side event has been accepted. [...]

Help Design the European Ocean Pact, Brussels, 5 March 2025

Help Design the European Ocean Pact, Brussels, 5 March 2025

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced the Commission wants to develop a new Ocean Pact in order to ensure coherence across all [...]

3rd Starfish Mission Forum, Brussels, 4 March 2025

3rd Starfish Mission Forum, Brussels, 4 March 2025

The EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ held its third annual forum meeting on 4 March 2025 in the Charlemagne Building in Brussels. The [...]

The Path to a Global Treaty on Plastics: Efforts from Argentina’s Coastal Research

The Path to a Global Treaty on Plastics: Efforts from Argentina’s Coastal Research

In March 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly decided to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding international treaty to address plastic [...]

Microplastic, a public health issue

Microplastic, a public health issue

Microplastics are increasingly recognised as a growing public health issue. The research reported here was carried out within the framework of an academic collaboration supported [...]

Maritime career fair, April 4, 2023, Accra, Ghana

Maritime career fair, April 4, 2023, Accra, Ghana

On April 4, the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute (GoGMI), based in Accra, Ghana, welcomed high school students from across the country to a maritime [...]