Tipping points or turning point? Science-based priorities for the ocean we need - International Science Council

Tipping points or turning point? Science-based priorities for the ocean we need - International Science Council

As we approach the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) in early June, the International Science Council (ISC) and its multidisciplinary ocean expert group are releasing a set of science-based priorities to inform negotiations and guide outcomes.

Time to phase out fossil fuels

Today, as part of a coalition of more than 100 environmental organisations from six continents, Marine Connection is supporting an open letter by OceanCare, calling on governments to include a commitment to ban the search for new oil and gas deposits in the seabed and phase out existing extraction in the final declaration of the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). The conference, scheduled for June 2025 in Nice, France, represents a critical oppo…

Madrid, (EFEverde) - A coalition of 111 civil society organizations around the world calls for a ban on the search for new oil and gas deposits on the seabed as well as the phasing out of current oil and gas extraction in the ocean.

In the face of the climate emergency and the increasing threats to the ocean, the National Sea Centre, Nausicaá, supports young people determined to commit themselves to the Unoc-3.

More than 100 environmental organizations from six continents have addressed an open letter to governments worldwide, calling for an immediate ban on the exploration of new oil and gas deposits in the sea, as well as the gradual phasing out of existing production. A corresponding commitment must be included in the final declaration of the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), states the letter, which was initiated by, among others, the marine conse…

Brest, 2 Apr 2025 (AFP) – On Wednesday, 100 environmental organisations called on states to ban further offshore oil and gas exploration at the Third United Nations Conference for the Ocean (Unoc 3) in June in Nice. "If we really want to protect the ocean, we must immediately put an end to [...]