Captain Fanplastic is an award-winning environmental literacy programme (watch video) that teaches youngsters through experiential education; to manage, prevent and reduce plastic pollution globally. A #NoTrashButTreasure mindset. Throughout 2023, Captain Fanplastic in partnership with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) will empower and license NGOs on eight islands of Africa and the Indian Ocean to reach 120 primary schools and 18,000 learners […]
Responding to the Ocean Decade Challenge 10, this activity aims to understand the link between marine identity and people taking action to transform the human-ocean relationship (marine citizenship). This international researcher-practitioner collaboration aims, via workshops, shared writing tasks, and networking platforms, to co-produce a multinational and cross-cultural understanding of the nature and types of marine […]
OIM is a social and environmental impact film competition using the power of film to highlight one of the most urgent issues of our time, plastic waste pollution. The Ocean in Motion Film Competition is open until the 19th October 2023 (film entry deadline) to all educational entities across Australia and New Zealand including primary, secondary […]
Stitch Your Ocean Science 2023 Stories connect us to the past, present, future and to each other. They provide opportunities to learn, find commonalities, and understand different perspectives. Your Ocean Science calls on YOU to craft your ocean #story visually through crocheting, knitting, quilting, weaving, and embroidery. Is it an expression of the wonders of the #ocean? A #data […]
On June 8, 2023, World Oceans Day, the pop-up OCEAN GALLERY celebrated its opening in Stuttgart’s Eberhardstraße. The OCEAN GALLERY temporarily transforms a vacant retail space into a vibrant and inspiring space to inspire people to protect the oceans. Thus, for a short time, a special photo gallery enriches Stuttgart’s city center. The works of […]
SeaPaCS proposes a participatory citizen science project led by social and natural scientists that mobilises volunteers in data collection, elaboration and sharing on the biological consequences of marine plastic pollution (via in-situ samples collection for plastisphere DNA analysis, underwater video documentation of new ecological niches, plankton evaluation), and in drafting a plan for sustainability-oriented practices based […]
Mangrove Action Project has launched their ninth annual Mangrove Photography Awards. The competition invites photographers of all levels around the world to contribute their images to highlight the beauty and fragility of mangrove ecosystems and inspire conservation action to protect them. Mangroves are one of the world’s most important ecosystems, and one of the most […]
The photo competition "Millimages des récifs" aims to refine the view of underwater photographers, amateur or professional, on the ecosystem they photograph. By imposing a theme each year to its contest, the Institut des Récifs Coralliens du Pacifique (IRCP) wishes that the participants have a naturalist look on their subject, more refined to the understanding […]
Nominate marine protected areas (MPAs) for Blue Park Awards. MPAs that demonstrate strong protections for biologically significant areas will earn Blue Park status, which comes with international recognition and a cash prize. Learn more about the Blue Park Award criteria. Blue Park Awards celebrate the outstanding conservation work of communities, managers, governments and NGOs safeguarding marine biodiversity […]
EnviroVision2050 is an innovative international youth development programme to inspire & empower Indian youth to become exemplary World leaders. A multi-disciplinary, interactive & creative ocean literacy program engaging youth in exploring stories of passionate ocean heroes, who have successfully curated a path to sustainable development, inspired by the National Geographic #ExplorerMindset. Workshops are running between […]
"Only One - One Planet, One Ocean, One Health” is an international campaign by Marevivo, in partnership with the Italian Navy and the Dohrn Foundation, and backed by the European Parliament and under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security. It highlights the urgent need for ecological transition through a […]
West Africa Marine Science Symposium (WAMSS) will bring together marine and coastal experts, storytellers, youth, government bodies, non-governmental organisations, funders, and National Geographic Society Explorers from and working in West Africa in order to: Foster critical knowledge exchange and cross-pollinate perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in the region, sharing successes and lessons learned with […]
Baltic Sea Science Congress 2023 takes place on 21-25 August in Helsinki, Finland. The congress will bring scientists working on issues related to the Baltic Sea Region together to present the most recent research and to discuss status, trends and the future of the Baltic Sea as well as future research needs. By subscribing to […]
The ‘Mangroves International Coordination Action – MICA’ (MICA) will host a hybrid workshop at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) in Mombasa, Kenya on 21 and 22 August organized by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), KMFRI and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). During this workshop, our partners will: […]
Shipping stakeholders across sectors talk Green Shipping Corridors, implementation challenges, and opportunities for emissions reduction. The Ocean-Climate Solutions Innovation Exchange aims to increase international visibility of emerging ocean-climate solutions and convene a range of voices to explore common challenges and opportunities in the ocean-climate innovation space. Hosted by the Ocean Visions-UN Decade Collaborative Center for Ocean-Climate […]
Criado em 2019 como Marina Week, o festival anual em celebração à cultura oceânica chega à quarta edição com novo nome, SP Ocean Week. Com uma programação ainda mais consistente e diversa, trazendo atividades multidisciplinares e gratuitas, o evento ocorrerá no Memorial da América Latina, entre os dias 30 de agosto e 03 de setembro […]
Together with the University of Genoa, the Institute for the Law of the Sea and International Marine Environmental Law (ISRIM) organizes a workshop on the new BBNJ agreement, which was adopted on 19 June 2023 in the framework of the United Nations. It is about the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas […]