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UN Ocean Conference 2022

From 27 June to 1 July, an IUCN delegation, led by the Director General, is participating in the second UN Ocean Conference, “Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions.”

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Banner for the UN Ocean's conference

Browse this page for relevant IUCN ocean resources and policy positions. This event page will be updated regularly to reflect the latest news from the conference.

Overview
IUCN hosted events
Key IUCN resources for the UN Ocean Conference
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Resumen informativo
Marine heatwaves
Due to increased greenhouse gas emissions, extended periods of extreme warming in seas and oceans have increased in frequency by 50% in the past 10 years and are becoming more severe. These Marine…
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Resumen informativo
Plastic pollution
Over 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year for use in a wide variety of applications.  An estimated 20 million metric tons of plastic litter end up in the environment…
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Resumen informativo
Deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining is the process of retrieving mineral deposits from the deep seabed – the ocean below 200m. Depleting terrestrial deposits and rising demand for metals mean deep-sea mining may…
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Documento de posición 2022
IUCN Position Paper for UN Ocean Conference 2022
IUCN welcomes the increasing recognition and importance given to the ocean since the first UN Ocean Conference in 2017 and also welcomes the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable…
See IUCN's Issues Briefs on marine topics
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Publicación 2022
A solution package for plastic pollution – from measurement to action
Knowledge gathered over the past four years in the IUCN Close the Plastic Tap programme is the basis of this publication. It presents a summary of methodologies, results, and key …
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Artículo 25 Jun, 2021
Blue Entrepreneurship Scoping Study: Unlocking business solutions that benefit…
On 8th June 2021, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa in Collaboration with TechnoServe Kenya and the coastal counties regional economic block (Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani-JKP), launched the Blue…
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Evento de la UICN 27 Jun, 2022
IUCN UNOC event: "Post-Plastic World"
Panel discussion on a "post-plastics" world
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Artículo 10 Nov, 2021
Global launch of the Great Blue Wall
Movement launched to conserve and restore marine and coastal biodiversity while unlocking the development of a regenerative sustainable blue economy At the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow, Western Indian…
IUCN events @ UNOC 2022

IUCN is hosting and participating in a number of events during the 2022 UN Ocean Conference. See details on key events below. 

Evento de la UICN
IUCN event
| 30 June , 13:15 - 14:45
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Charlina Vitcheva

Director General of Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission

EXPERTISE: NBS for economic and social development Ocean and climate change
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Steffi Lemke

Federal Minister of the Environment, Germany

EXPERTISE: National legal systems Natural resource governance (other governance)
See all IUCN events at the UN Ocean Conference