#UN Ocean Conference 2025

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UK to announce plans to extend seabed trawling ban - Times of India

This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. LONDON: The UK will announce an extension of its ban on “destructive” seabed trawling to more than half of protected English seas at an UN Ocean Conference on Monday, its environment minister said.“Tomorrow at the UN Ocean Conference in France, I’ll announce the government’s plans to ban bottom trawling across 41 protected…

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OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

Presenter: David Attenborough Year: 2025 Distributor: Altitude Films

"The ocean is fundamental to life on our planet and to our future. The ocean is an important source of the planet’s biodiversity and plays a vital role in the climate system and water cycle. The ocean provides a range of ecosystem services, supplies us with oxygen to breathe, contributes to food security, nutrition and decent jobs and livelihoods, acts as a sink and reservoir of greenhouse gases and protects biodiversity, provides a means for maritime transportation, including for global trade, forms an important part of our natural and cultural heritage and plays an essential role in sustainable development, a sustainable ocean-based economy and poverty eradication."- Political declaration of the 2022 United Nations ocean conference

"For the first time in human history, the world has come together with a common goal to protect nature. In December 2022, over 190 countries adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (also known as The Biodiversity Plan) – an international commitment to better protect the planet that sustains us all.

The framework includes 23 targets aimed at reversing habitat and species loss. Target 3, colloquially known as “30x30”, specifically calls for the effective protection and management of 30% of the world’s terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine areas by the year 2030.

Put simply, 30x30 is the biggest conservation commitment the world has ever seen. To date, more than 190 countries have committed to achieving the global goal."

Why we need 30x30: Protect 30% of land & water by 2030

"In 2025, the magnificent city of Nice, on the French Riviera, will host a global event of crucial importance: the United Nations Ocean Conference. From June 9 to 13(source), this major gathering will bring together leaders, experts, scientists and activists from around the world to address the pressing challenges facing our oceans. This conference promises to be a pivotal moment in the quest for sustainable solutions to protect our marine ecosystems.

The United Nations Ocean 2025 Conference has set ambitious goals to address the major issues facing the world's oceans. These goals include :

Protecting marine biodiversity : The conference will focus on strengthening measures to protect endangered marine species and promote strategies to preserve fragile marine ecosystems.

Combating marine pollution: Faced with the growing threat of plastic pollution, oil spills and other forms of pollution, participants will explore innovative solutions to reduce the impact of human activity on the oceans.

Climate change and ocean acidification: The conference will address the complex links between climate change and ocean impacts, including acidification, exploring mitigation and adaptation measures.

Sustainable development of maritime activities: Discussions will focus on promoting sustainable practices in key sectors such as fishing, aquaculture, maritime transport and coastal tourism, in order to maintain the ecological balance of the oceans."

UN 2025 Ocean Conference | Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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Watched the Ocean docu with David Attenborough yesterday. It was so heartbreaking, but necessary to see, and most importantly, hopeful too. The oceans need us, and we need to act together. I'm grateful it’s reaching people, especially with the UN Ocean Conference coming in June 2025.

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NEWS :

A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEN EARTHSHOT AND BUILDERS VISION HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ✨️

The Earthshot Prize has announced a strategic partnership with Builders Vision - an impact platform focused on scaling innovative and sustainable solutions across oceans, food, and energy.

Ahead of the Blue Economy Finance Forum in Monaco and the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, this strategic partnership will allow Builders Vision and The Earthshot Prize to work together to accelerate much-needed innovation, elevate global awareness, and increase investment in ocean-focused initiatives.

Just 3% of the world’s oceans are currently fully protected, underscoring the need for more investment and support to address this critical gap by the end of the decade – a focus for both organisations.

Achieving this vision, however, requires addressing a significant challenge of the cumulative $900 billion funding gap between now and 2030 for ocean conservation and regeneration. The partnership aims to bridge that gap by bringing together key leaders, government representatives, partners, and institutions committed to the blue economy.

To bolster and strengthen The Prize’s pipeline of ocean solutions and increase the level of investment, Builders Vision will play a key role in supporting The Prize’s ocean strategy, leveraging its expertise to:

● Support pivotal initiatives, including the development of new ocean funds

● Map the ocean innovation and funding landscape

● Generate actionable insights to guide investors, innovators, policymakers, and funders

● Convene a global audience to foster collaboration and drive solutions

● Highlight the ocean’s critical impact and commercial opportunities through storytelling

Builders Vision brings a deep commitment to impact and sees this partnership as an opportunity to increase visibility, funding, and innovation for marine ecosystems.

At the 2025 Blue Economy Finance Forum, The Earthshot Prize and Builders Vision will convene public and private sector leaders to demonstrate the investment case for the ocean and showcase both innovative investment opportunities and successful innovations that support and grow a sustainable blue economy.

The Prince of Wales will be delivering remarks at the 2025 Blue Economy Finance Forum in the final Heads of States and Government session.

A highlight of the event will be a session featuring ocean partners, investors, and HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, where ten investment-ready ventures redefining ocean-based industries will be presented, offering investors exclusive access to the next wave of innovative Earthshot ocean solutions. Earthshot Finalists Abalobi, Notpla, Coast 4C and Nature Metrics will be taking part.

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June 8, 2025 || After the the Blue Economic & Finance Forum in Monaco, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden joined Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and others abroad the Statsraad Lehmkuhl and sailed to Nice, France. In Nice, Victoria and Haakon attended the UN Ocean Conference UNOC3 Opening Dinner hosted by the President and First Lady of France.

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🌊World Ocean Day 2025 🌊

June 8th, 2025

Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us

Gods on altar: Enki & Poseidon.

Libations of water; food offering of apple sauce; incense offering; monetary offering to Ocean Clean Up.

I've been thinking of using a dollar bill to symbolically represent my monetary offer to the Gods, I planned to write the name down and fold it with the dollar. But Ocean Clean Up gave those cute graphics after donating. So I thought I'd print them, cut them out, read them to the Gods in ritual. The $5 and two graphics were placed under the Earth representation that is showing primarily the Pacific ocean (in black).

A video of the ocean (not waves) with soft music was playing in the center during ritual, and the entertainment section was reading things from the Smithsonian's Ocean book to appreciate its importance.

"Wonder: Sustaining what sustains us" is the theme for World Oceans Day 2025, a year marked by the UN Decade of Ocean Science and the celebration of the World Ocean Conference. With this new vision, the day celebrates the wonder that the ocean inspires in us: its beauty, its mystery, and its vital role in our lives and on the planet. This day reminds us of our deep connection with the sea and calls for its protection through decisions guided by curiosity, wisdom, and a commitment to collective well-being. — UN Info Page

•Literature Used:

Homeric Hymn 22 to Poseidon

•Original Writing:

Praise to Enki of Waters

•Other Things:

Video— Aquarium Relax

Book— Ocean The Definitive Visual Guide by DK

•Information

UN World Ocean Day Info

World Ocean Day Webiste

Ocean Clean Up Article and Videos

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Through the Years → The Princess of Monaco (570/∞) 7 June 2025 | Princess Charlene of Monaco attends a state dinner at the Prince's Palace as part of France's President two-day state visit in Monaco ahead of the Unoc3. The EU will present the new roadmap at the June 9-13 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), which is set to draw some 70 heads of state and government to southern France. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)

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Thursday: April 8, 2025

To celebrate the 99th birthday of David Attenborough, they played the film Ocean in Grand Teatret in Copenhagen which I watched with my friends. The focus of the documentary was on the vast destruction caused by bottom trawling. It was kind of upsetting to witness as they destroyed beautiful underwater communities in literally minutes.

So, now, in the UN Ocean Conference 2025, they’re going to push to ban fishing and trawling from 1/3 of the ocean to help it recover. I always knew bottom trawling was bad, but watching the documentary was shocking, and I generally love the work of David Attenborough. Because of this movie, I’m now interested in following the development of this year’s ocean conference.

“The ocean is fundamental to life on our planet and to our future. The ocean is an important source of the planet’s biodiversity and plays a vital role in the climate system and water cycle. The ocean provides a range of ecosystem services, supplies us with oxygen to breathe, contributes to food security, nutrition and decent jobs and livelihoods, acts as a sink and reservoir of greenhouse gases and protects biodiversity, provides a means for maritime transportation, including for global trade, forms an important part of our natural and cultural heritage and plays an essential role in sustainable development, a sustainable ocean-based economy and poverty eradication." - Political Declaration of the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference

Anyway, before the movies, we went to Pizzeria Luca, and I got to wear my cool cat sweater from Etsy. I waited 2.5 months on it to arrive! It was so hot wearing it because it’s a Winter sweater, lol, but I was eager to wear it, so I had to do it once before putting it back into my closet. Now, I’ll have to wait for the weather to get colder again to pull it out.

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For Lula to be a climate leader, he must phase out oil

At COP28, the Brazilian president has sent mixed messages by aligning with OPEC. If he really wants to tackle the growing threat of droughts and floods, he must set a clear fossil-free, pro-nature direction for the UN climate summit he will host in Belém in 2025

The biggest-ever UN climate summit is well underway in Dubai with eighty thousand participants discussing hundreds of agenda items to avert the climate crisis, but ultimately there is only one goal that matters: reducing carbon emissions as quickly as possible by phasing out fossil fuels and eradicating deforestation.

By comparison, everything else is hot air. Delegates can talk all they want about green technology, net zero pledges, compensation payments, scientific studies and other well-intentioned initiatives, but none of that will be effective unless the world halts the build up of carbon dioxide and other planet-heating gases in the atmosphere. That existential challenge, upon which all life on Earth depends, can only be achieved by phasing out coal, oil and gas and restoring the health of the world’s climate infrastructure: the forests, oceans, wetlands and other centres of natural vitality.

If anyone was still in any doubt about the urgency of the climate crisis, this horrendously destructive year has surely made them realise we cannot wait a second longer: 2023 is already confirmed as  the hottest year on record. July was the warmest month in more than 120,000 years. This has brought devastating drought to the Amazon, floods to southern Brazil, heatwaves to the Andean mountains, fires to Canada and death and destruction across many parts of the planet. This is just the start. If emissions from fossil fuels and forests continue to increase, then temperatures will continue to rise for decades. We will look back on 2023 as one of the coolest years of our lives. Soon, it won’t just be dolphins and fish that suffer mass mortalities, it will be people. “We are terrified,” a group of 1,447 scientists said in an open letter released at Cop28. “If we are to create a liveable future, climate action must move from being something that others do to something that we all do.”

The first week of Cop28 shows the desperate need for a new perspective. The process has been captured by the very people who profit most from increasing carbon emissions. The president of this climate conference is Sultan Al Jaber, who is the CEO of the biggest oil and gas company in the United Arab Emirates. As many climate campaigners have joked, this is like putting a fox in charge of a henhouse or asking Dracula to run a bloodbank. But it is not funny when the man in charge of addressing the most difficult and important challenge in human history goes on record to deny that eradicating fossil fuels is the only way to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or that a life without oil would send humanity back into caves. These comments, which have been thoroughly rebutted by scientists, reveal the true face of the fossil fuel industry, which has been holding up progress for more than three decades.

All of which makes Brazil’s decision to align itself more closely with the world’s biggest oil cartel Opec, more disappointing. Announced at the start of the climate summit, the timing of this move could not have been more of a kick in the teeth to international efforts to tackle global heating. It is brutally pragmatic. Brazil aims to expand oil production in defiance of advice from the International Energy Agency that 1.5C is impossible if countries open new fields. The day after Cop28 finishes, Brazil will hold an auction of dozens of new oil development blocs. All of these steps will mean more drought, more suffering, more death in the years to come.

Continue reading.

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An estimated 1.6 million metric tons of conventional munitions lie in Germany's coastal waters alone. The vast majority is located in the North Sea; the rest in the Baltic. There are also thought to be several thousand tons of chemical weapons.

Most have lain largely forgotten for 80 years or more. While headline-grabbing bomb discoveries on dry land close down entire neighborhoods and transport networks, as in the western German city of Cologne in early June, the threat is much more insidious at sea.

Growing fears over contamination have prompted action. Now, a large mobile platform is planned that will autonomously retrieve old weapons from the seabed and dispose of them. The trailblazing project was presented to the international community at the UN Ocean Conference in the French city of Nice in June.

"Up to now, recovery operations were only carried out in the event of imminent danger, if, for example, an undetonated bomb was at risk of exploding," said Sebastian Unger, marine conservation director at Germany's Environment Ministry (BMUKN).

"Now, it is about finally tackling this problem for reasons of environmental and marine conservation, but also to ultimately reduce human health risks," added the ministery expert, talking to DW from the event.

TNT released by dumped WWII munitions 

German mines and explosives discarded by Allied bombers on their way back to Britain are among the WWII combat weapons strewn across the ocean floor. But most of the explosives in Germany's North Sea and Baltic waters ended up there after the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.

British troops tipped the armaments that they found in weapons factories and warehouses into the sea. It was seen as a quick fix in the process to denazify and demilitarize Germany.

In recent years, it has become apparent that they are decomposing. Some visible evidence of their decay: lumps of white phosphorus and an explosive mixture containing TNT occasionally washing ashore. The substances look frighteningly similar to prized amber or minerals and visitors and beachcombers have been injured.

Carcinogenic toxic substances in marine life

Toxicological analyses carried out on mussels in the dumping site over the last decade have revealed traces of carcinogenic chemicals contained in the munitions. Examination of samples gathered since the 1980s also show a steady rise from 2002 onwards.

"The concentrations are still very, very low. As humans we don't have to be concerned about eating these mussels. But if we go further down the line — maybe in 30, 40 years — we might have to think twice," said Edmund Maser, a toxicologist from the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), who has been involved in the research.

The marine ecosystem is, however, already at risk, according to Maser. TNT traces have been found in fish and in seawater, too. And as the metal casings surrounding the munitions continue to rust, ever more will be released.

Explosives piled up like Mikado sticks

GEOMAR, the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research in Kiel, was asked by the Schleswig-Holstein state government in 2016 to help find out what weapons were down there and their possible environmental impact.

They have been using a variety of acoustic and visual technologies, which they have continued to develop during the ongoing pilot phase. The results have been mind-boggling.

"There is munition there, crates of it. One area is 20 by 40 meters in size where munition boxes are stacked up on the seabed, as if they've just been unloaded from a truck. In another spot there were a lot of bombs, 50 to 250 kilogram bombs, piled up like Mikado sticks," Jens Greinert, GEOMAR marine geologist, told DW. Small caliber ammunition, pistols and rocket launchers were also discovered.

The challenges of the shifting marine environment and the sheer mix of munitions on the seabed make the recovery process complicated as well as hazardous. The material inside can still explode — and there is always the risk of the release of toxic chemicals, such as TNT, during the retrieval and disposal process. GEOMAR and UKSH will also be part of the team monitoring the clean-up.

Ticking time bomb

German environmental organization NABU began drawing attention to the problem in 2007 and is calling for the clean-up operation to get underway as soon as possible.

"We don't really have a lot more time. The decomposition is, in part, at a more progressed stage than we were hoping. Of course, the problem exists on land, too. But toxic substances remain localized there, while in the sea they continue to spread and enter the food chain," Kim Detloff, NABU head of marine conservation, said in an interview with DW. 

The NABU expert said there remained a problem with ongoing financing of the long-term operation of the planned platform. "It needs to be working 365 days 24/7," said Detloff. And he added that the enormous scale of the problem meant that far more than one floating platform was needed.

Technology transfer to other contaminated marine areas in the world

The pilot and next phase of the munitions recovery project were financed with a €100 million emergency program from the federal government.

The groundbreaking salvaging and dismantling platform should be ready for deployment by late 2026 or early 2027, according to the BMUKN's Unger. He hopes such approaches will be adopted in other parts of the world.

In German waters, operations are likely to prioritize particularly ecologically sensitive areas, fish spawning grounds or areas close to the coast that are of particular interest to the tourist industry, but that is still under consideration, according to Unger.

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France says it has common ground with China on environment | - The Times of India

France says it has common ground with China on environment (Photo: AFP) France and China have found “points of convergence” on the environment, french minister for ecological transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher said Friday at the end of a visit to Beijing.Her trip came ahead of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), which is due to start in Nice on June 9, and the COP30 climate summit in Brazil in…

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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide ?

Nice, France | 9 June – 13 June 2025 World leaders gather in Nice, on the south coast of France, for a UN summit to tackle what they describe as a “global emergency” facing the world’s seas. Co-hosted by Costa Rica and France, which expects 70 heads of state to attend, the UN ocean conference (UNOC) seeks to build global unity on issues such as plastic pollution, industrial fishing and deep-sea…

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AXA Türkiye'den Kültürel Mirasın İzine Anlamlı Katkı AXA Türkiye'den Kültürel Mirasın İzine Anlamlı Katkı: Su Altındaki Tarih, UN Ocean Conference 2025'te Anlatıldı https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2JiKhAtoI...

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A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEN EARTHSHOT AND G20 CORDAP HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ✨️

The G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) and The Earthshot Prize have announced the launch of a joint global Coral Innovation Search to fast-track solutions for coral reef protection and restoration.

The G20 CORDAP was established by G20 countries and is the only international organization fully dedicated to funding global research and development for tropical and cold-water coral restoration and conservation. CORDAP Foundation is the financial arm of the G20 CORDAP. It is committed to secure funding streams, including donations, grants, and financial support from both public and private sectors.

The new strategic partnership was unveiled during a high-level side event at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3).

• The event brought together global voices from venture capital, corporate, investment, and philanthropic organisations to discuss the urgent need to mobilise resources and innovation to safeguard a future for corals.

• It also marked the beginning of the global Coral Innovation Search, a new strategic partnership between CORDAP and The Earthshot Prize inviting individuals, research institutions, start-ups, NGOs and businesses to submit coral innovations that could help turn the tide on coral reef decline.

• During the event, guests participated in a solution-focused dialogue led by CORDAP strategic advisor Mark Rose, discussing how to bridge the gap between breakthroughs and real-world implementation – particularly in the Global South. The conversation explored workforce development,scaling impact, and mobilizing investment for innovation.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Applications are now open for individuals or organisations in any sector, private companies, NGOs, academic institutions, or public bodies.

Submissions can be made here and close on 10 July 2025.

Selected innovations will be considered for promotion on The Earthshot Prize Launchpad platform for support and funding, as well as for CORDAP’s grant programs.

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AXA Türkiye'den Kültürel Mirasın İzine Anlamlı Katkı AXA Türkiye'den Kültürel Mirasın İzine Anlamlı Katkı: Su Altındaki Tarih, UN Ocean Conference 2025'te Anlatıldı https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2JiKhAtoI...

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Ocean Day June 8, 2025

Theme: Wonder, Sustaining What Sustains Us

"Wonder: Sustaining what sustains us" is the theme for World Oceans Day 2025, a year marked by the UN Decade of Ocean Science and the celebration of the World Ocean Conference. With this new vision, the day celebrates the wonder that the ocean inspires in us: its beauty, its mystery, and its vital role in our lives and on the planet. This day reminds us of our deep connection with the sea and calls for its protection through decisions guided by curiosity, wisdom, and a commitment to collective well-being.

UN World Ocean Day Info

World Ocean Day Website

You may be able to find an event near you including virtual starting March 30th; https://worldoceanday.org/events-calendar/map/