UN Ocean Decade

Be part of the 2027 #OceanDecade Conference in Rio de Janeiro: calls for proposals are open for Individual Sessions within Pre-Conference Special Events and Side Events during the main Conference!

🗓️ DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submit proposals by 22 November
🔗 ow.ly/VZfK50ZYyGq

Happy Monday! This week’s #OceanDecade highlights:

🌍 From Zambezi to Ocean campaign: ow.ly/QKfg5104yO4

🌊 Course: Ocean Literacy for the Benefit of French-Speaking West African Countries: ow.ly/SVG75104yO6

💻 DITTO Summit 2026: ow.ly/EVpb5104yO3

#SundaySpecies: Meet Kuni’s Nudibranch 💜

Goniobranchus kuniei is a shell-less sea slug that feeds on sponges. It can store chemicals from its diet in its body as a defence against predators!

📸 Erik Lukas via Ocean Image Bank, an #OceanDecade Contribution

🪸Marine Conservation Cambodia and Netherlands-based ReefSystems join forces to combine marine protection with innovative coral restoration technology, supporting marine biodiversity and local jobs.

Read more about this endorsed #OceanDecade Project: ow.ly/Jxc75104oZt

How to advance the science-policy-society interface in ocean governance?

The first webinar of our new series started to address this question, outlining the role of ocean science and the #OceanDecade in shaping the global policy agenda.

👉Key takeaways: ow.ly/ASZU5104oF6