Tag: healthy oceans

During an EU Ocean Week event, six NGOs published their assessment of the EU’s progress to secure a healthy ocean by 2030, which is the goal set by the Blue Manifesto. The analysis reveals that the EU made little progress in the last year to achieve the necessary targets outlined in the Blue Manifesto.

The European Commission has published its annual EU Blue Economy Report to uncover the latest trends and developments in all economic sectors related to the oceans and coastal areas.

In a new video, IMO is describing its actions to protect the oceans worldwide, saying that the "world must strive to do more to protect the oceans."

How is the current landscape expected to evolve in the coming years with respect to underwater noise pollution?

During the One Ocean Summit in Brest, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and KfW acting on behalf of the German Federal Government committed to double the target of the Clean Oceans Initiative.

The government of Portugal expanded a marine protected area around the Selvagens Islands, creating the largest fully protected marine reserve in Europe at 2,677 square kilometers.

During a visit to Kenya, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced its support for a world-wide agreement to “combat ocean plastic pollution”.

The importance of ocean health is starting to be taken seriously by key players, as panellists at Lloyd’s Register’s COP26 event noted.

MOL will participate on a project that promotes effective actions to regenerate the oceans based on big data analysis of biodiversity.

Five Portuguese institutions created the OceanACT, a consortium that aims to promote the testing of innovative ocean technologies in Portugal.