Tag: healthy oceans

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th to highlight the pressing environmental challenges of our time.

The IMO is advancing efforts to ensure the safe transport of plastic pellets transported on ships, which can cause damage to the marine environment if released into the sea. 

Clearbot, a zero-emission AI-powered autonomous robotic service vessel developed by entrepreneurial graduates from Hong Kong University, is gaining significant attention for its multifunctional capabilities.

ERMA FIRST has become a signatory of the EU Mission Charter targeting the protection and restoration of regional waters by 2030.

Chile has achieved a significant milestone by unanimously voting to approve the Agreement on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ).

The 9th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) discussed a draft MEPC circular on recommendations for the carriage of plastic pellets by sea in freight containers, as requested by the Sub-Committee on Prevention of Pollution and Response (PPR). 

The High Seas Treaty, also known as the agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), was signed in New York on 20 September, in the margins of the United Nations High Level Week.

The UNCTAD Trade and Environment Review 2023 examines the world's ocean economy and explores how it can be driven towards a sustainable future.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released a short video message from the IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim about this year's theme for Day of the Seafarer (25th June).

Three G7 countries – the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom – confirmed their multi-year commitment to building ocean resilience through the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) amounting to USD$22 million.