Ocean and Climate Security

This category of blogs offers a mix of own contributions and a number of reviews mostly of highly relevant events to keep us current on the connection of major challenges and responses bridging global and local. It touches on many governance opportunities for more citizen engagement and blending scientific and empirical knowledges of practitioners to enable robust solutions.

Mundus maris at MARE 2025

Mundus maris at MARE 2025

This year’s conference ,convened from 24 to 27 June 2025 in Amsterdam, focused on the balance between tensions, trade-offs, and the potential transformations required for [...]

The four blue notebooks were a resounding success at UNOC3

The four blue notebooks were a resounding success at UNOC3

The kids had a heyday and donned their best to illustrate the four blue notebooks, and the adults reflected often long and hard, how best [...]

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 [...]

First German National Ocean Conference, Berlin, 6-7 May 2025

First German National Ocean Conference, Berlin, 6-7 May 2025

Planned long ahead to lead up to the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) a month later in Nice, France, the first ever German National Ocean Conference [...]

Geoethics at the centre of a full day at EGU 2025

Geoethics at the centre of a full day at EGU 2025

As has become a tradition at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union that is convened annually in Vienna, the last day, Friday, May [...]

Environmental Negotiations and the Role of Science and Non-Governmental Organisations

Environmental Negotiations and the Role of Science and Non-Governmental Organisations

Upon the invitation of the Faculty of Economics of Coimbra University in Portugal, Mundus maris President, Dr. Cornelia E Nauen, was invited to give a [...]

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. [...]

Strict protection in European seas: how it helps people and nature

Strict protection in European seas: how it helps people and nature

The 4th EU Blue Parks Community Workshop took place on 6 March 2025 in Brussels as part of the third edition of the EU Ocean [...]

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 [...]