Ocean literacy is key to understanding and protecting our planet. There is only one ocean and our language should reflect this. Will you join us and #droptheS?
17 October, 2019
Key Activities
8 October, 2019
This edition explores:
- Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
- Global Climate in 2015-2019: Climate change accelerates
- Ongoing ocean warming threatens the rich and diverse macrobenthic communities of the Antarctic continental shelf
- Mangrove lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef support coral populations persisting under extreme environmental conditions
25 September, 2019
PRESS RELEASE
Response: IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate reveals the extent of the crisis facing humanity as the ocean and its services begin to show signs of collapse.
25 September, 2019
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
Respuesta: Informe Especial del IPCC sobre el océano y la criosfera en un clima cambiante
El Informe Especial sobre el océano y la criosfera en un clima cambiante del Panel Intergubernamental sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC, por sus siglas en inglés) revela el alcance de la crisis a la que se enfrenta la humanidad ahora que el océano y sus servicios empiezan a mostrar signos de desplome.
25 September, 2019
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE
Réaction : Rapport spécial du GIEC sur l’Océan et la cryosphère dans le contexte du changement climatique
Le Rapport spécial sur l’Océan et la cryosphère dans le contexte du changement climatique du Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) révèle l’ampleur de la crise à laquelle l’humanité devra faire face, alors que l’Océan et les services qu’il rend commencent à montrer des signes d’effondrement.
23 September, 2019
On September 25th, the IPCC will publish its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. Despite the inextricable links between the ocean and climate, this is the first oceanic report that the IPCC has undertaken.
Continue reading IPCC – Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
19 September, 2019
Words are important. The way that we communicate influences the way people think, feel and act.
There is only one ocean. We may give different parts of it different names but there is only one ocean and it works as a whole to help make all life on earth possible.
That’s why we are asking, quite simply, that you drop the ‘s’ from the end of the word ocean.
The ‘Drop the S’ campaign asks that you make the active decision to use ocean as a singular noun in all communication and that, where possible, you explain this choice to others and encourage them to do the same.
Continue reading ‘DROP THE S’ CAMPAIGN IMPLEMENTING PRINCIPLE ONE OF OCEAN LITERACY
11 September, 2019
This edition explores:
- Persistent acceleration in global sea-level rise since the 1960s
- Remote reefs and seamounts are the last refuges for marine predators across the Indo-Pacific
- Recent pace of change in human impact on the world’s ocean
1 September, 2019
In June 2019 ocean experts met in London to discuss important opportunities to protect the ocean over the coming months and to outline the key areas for urgent attention.
19 August, 2019
August 19 – 30 2019
The High Seas is the part of the ocean that lies beyond countries’ exclusive economic zones and belongs to everyone. It constitutes almost two thirds of the global ocean and nearly 50% of the planet’s surface but is one of the least protected areas on Earth.
Continue reading High Seas UN Treaty Negotiations Conference Third Session