Story
Ocean Decade dives into action
Celebrating World Oceans Day on 8 June 2021 UNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOCUNESCO announced the first 166 actions endorsed as part of the Ocean Decade or UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 20212030 as it is officially called
Story
Four nations decide to create huge transboundarymarine biosphere reserve
In November 2021 during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 the presidents of Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador and Panama signed a declaration in which they undertook to extend the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor to form an interconnected protected area linking their respective marine reserves
Story
UNESCO mission reveals rare footage of coral reef near Tahiti
A scientific research mission supported by UNESCO has released exclusive images of one of the largest coral reefs in the world off the coast of Tahiti The pristine condition of and extensive area covered by the roseshaped corals make this a highly valuable discovery
Story
New Zealand, India, Ecuador and Colombia enhance their tsunami readiness
With sea level rise increasing the risk posed by tsunamis and other marine hazards countries around the globe are taking steps to protect their populations These efforts are coordinated through UNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOCUNESCO
Story
Fort-Liberté (Haiti) declared ‘Tsunami Ready’
FortLiberté is a city on the northeastern coast of the island of Haiti with a population of about 20000 In 1842 the city was severely hit by a tsunami and the threat of another disaster cannot be ruled out
Story
Improving tsunami readiness around the South China Sea
The South China Sea region and its neighbouring basins including the Sulu and Celebes seas comprise one of the worlds most vulnerable areas to earthquakes and tsunamis owing to seismic activity in the Manila Cotabato and Negros and Sulawesi trenches
Story
Ocean Literacy for All. Launch of the toolkit in Italy
Ocean Literacy for All A toolkit the twovolume manual was jointly produced in 2017 by UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC of UNESCO as a result of joint work and contributions by members of the global partnership led by IOC The toolkit was officially launched in Italy on 22 September 2020 by the Italian Ministry of the Environment Land and Sea the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe and the Italian National Commission for UNESCO
Story
COVID-19: the ocean, an ally against the virus
When we think of public health risks we may not think of the ocean as a factor Increasingly however the health of the ocean is intimately tied to our health Some may be surprised to read that organisms discovered at extreme depths are used to speed up the detection of COVID19 and probably even more to learn that it is the environment to could give a solution to humankind