Evénement majeur de l'UICN | 27 Juin, 2022

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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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.

Key IUCN resources for the UN Ocean Conference

Dossier thématique

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…

Dossier thématique

Marine plastic pollution

Over 400 million tons of plastic are produced every year for use in a wide variety of applications. At least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, and plastic makes up…

Dossier thématique

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…

Prise de position | 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…

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Publication | 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 …

Article | 25 Juin, 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…

Événement de l'UICN | 27 Juin, 2022

IUCN UNOC event: "Post-Plastic World"

Panel discussion on a "post-plastics" world

Article | 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…