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UNESCO is leading the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

The IOC-UNESCO ‘A new blue curriculum’ Toolkit for Policy-makers is the result of a collaborative effort between IOC-UNESCO, AXA, and many other partners. It aims to achieve the targets proposed by the strategic vision of ‘Ocean Literacy within the Decade: A Framework for Action’, which establishes ‘mainstreaming Ocean Literacy in education policy formulation’ and ‘enhancing Ocean Literacy in formal education’ as a priority for the Ocean Decade.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Convention or UNFCCC) was adopted at the United Nations Headquarters, New York on the 9 May 1992.

Prompted by the desire to settle, in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation, all issues relating to the law of the sea and aware of the historic significance of this Convention as an important contribution to the maintenance of peace, justice and progress for all peoples of the world.

The third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III) is the only global integrated assessment of the world’s ocean covering environmental, economic, and social aspects.

The Implementation Plan describes specific actions Federal agencies will take to address key ocean challenges, give states and communities greater input in Federal decisions, streamline Federal operations, save taxpayer dollars, and promote economic growth.

How to engage society to regenerate the most valuable ecosystem on our Planet