We are proud to announce that, in recognition of its commitment to international ocean governance and ocean observing-driven solutions to safeguard marine environments and foster sustainable marine practices, EU4OceanObs has been endorsed as a Decade Implementing Partner (DIP) [...]
In November 2024, ocean and atmospheric scientists, observation specialists, industry representatives, service providers and users of ocean data and products gathered at OceanPredict Symposium 2024 (OP‘24). Held in Paris, France, the symposium covered vital issues – the direction [...]
Turning the Tide on Sargassum at the EU–Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum In early October 2024, over 400 people from the Caribbean region and beyond gathered on the island of Grenada for the 2nd EU-Caribbean Global Gateway [...]
Empowering Next-Gen Leadership: Participation of Early Career Ocean Professionals at the 2024 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum Written by OceanBRIDGES ECOPs Blessing Charuka, Nikia Gooding, and Hind Azidane 7th October - Intergenerational Dialogue The Intergenerational [...]
In October 2024, national and European policymakers, representatives from European programmes like Copernicus and DestinE, Earth Observation-focused private sector leaders, researchers, youth, and GEO (Group on Earth Observations) representatives, gathered in Krakow, Poland, for the 2024 EuroGEO Workshop. [...]
New EU4OceanObs use cases highlight value of ocean observation for coastal resilience and marine biodiversity conservation and restoration. Two new use cases have been developed highlighting ocean observation's crucial role in supporting Coastal Resilience and Marine Biodiversity conservation. [...]
The workshop “Use cases as a tool to show the societal value of ocean observing towards coastal resilience and marine biodiversity” was held online on 3 September. The EU4OceanObs use cases target ocean and coastal challenges and the [...]
We are happy to share with you the news that the G7 FSOI will collaborate with the IOCCP to develop an internationally agreed strategy for Surface Ocean CO2 monitoring. The G7 and IOCCP collaboration was presented by the EU coordinator of the [...]
In this special issue dedicated to oceans, Meteorological Technology International speaks to Pierre Bahurel, CEO of Mercator Ocean International (MOi). Bahurel highlights MOi’s key role in the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), operating the Copernicus Marine Service, and [...]
The G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative (FSOI) held its 2021 Working Group meeting through a three-day series of virtual sessions hosted by the UK G7 Presidency from 28–30 June 2021. Delegations from Canada, the European Commission, [...]
The second phase of the EU4OceanObs project (2023 – 2027) is funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme through a contribution agreement between the European Research Executive Agency and Mercator Ocean International. The initial project (2021 to 2023) was funded through the Partnership Instrument managed by the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments and implemented by Mercator Ocean International.
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