Tag: healthy oceans

The conclusion of a five-year initiative to protect the marine environment in South-East Asia from the negative effects of ships and shipping has been marked at a high-level meeting (25-27 October) in Viet Nam with the adoption of a MEPSEAS-Halong Statement by the participating countries.  

Ocean 20, a new sustainable growth strategy for the G20, led by the World Economic Forum (WEF) with the Government of Indonesia, was launched on 14 November 2022, ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Bali, Indonesia.

The OceanCleanUp  team just published its latest findings on the composition, origins and age of plastic debris accumulating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) in the journal Scientific Reports. The new study reveals 75% to 86% of plastic debris in the Great Pacific GPGP originates from fishing activities at sea.

The Ocean Cleanup has now officially removed more than 100,000 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).

Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued a declaration in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to start negotiations for a global plastics treaty. IMO also participated in the conference, highlighting its commitment to addressing climate change ocean issues for a more sustainable future.

IMO highlights its commitment to protecting the ocean and addressing climate change ocean issues at Lisbon UN Ocean Conference.

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?