The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science is a common framework to deliver the science we need for the ocean we want by 2030. 🌊 Join us with #OceanDecade

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📢🇧🇷 The 2027 Ocean Decade will take place on 7-9 April 2027 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Co-organised by @IocUnesco @gov_mcti @Prefeitura_Rio, #OceanDecade27 will bring together up to 2,000 participants for three days of dialogue, partnership, and action: ow.ly/PHal50X7MoR
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🔵 How to turn ideas into impact for the ocean? Discover six endorsed #OceanDecade Actions in the Tropical Americas and the Caribbean region that combine science, creativity, technology, community engagement, and innovation to strengthen ocean resilience: ow.ly/nLL25101nzW
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🔵 OPEN NOW: The Call for Decade Actions 12/2026 seeks partners and initiatives who can help enable diverse participation at the 2027 Ocean Decade Conference through financial or in-kind travel support. Find more info here: ow.ly/mAc65101f6y #OceanDecade27
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🤝 Powered by ‌OBIS of @IocUnesco, supported by @minderoo and @wilderlabnz and endorsed by the @UNOceanDecade, this project connects marine sites, local teams, citizens and experts in a shared effort to amplify marine life observations. Discover more: ioc.unesco.org/en/articles/e…
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Africa is home to thriving ocean life, but much of it has yet to be formally documented. See how @IocUnesco Africa, the Ocean Decade Capacity Development Facility and partners empower ocean practitioners across Africa to monitor marine life through eDNA: ow.ly/wSre5100X2V
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Happy Monday! This week’s #OceanDecade highlights: 🦭 OceanSpeak: ow.ly/sB9a5100prN 🌊 Lost at Sea: Existence Amidst Extinction: ow.ly/pTbT5100prQ 🐧 Antarctica Domain One: Film Campaign for Marine Protection: ow.ly/wb0l5100prR
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#SundaySpecies: Meet the swimming Sea Cucumber that catches carbon 🌊 @MBARI_News found that the Pelagothuria natatrix swims through the midwater collecting organic matter, intercepting carbon before it reaches the seafloor: ow.ly/10va5100o44 📷 NOAA Ocean Exploration
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🎙️ New podcast alert for Italian speakers! Across 6 episodes, "Scienziati da Mare", endorsed by the #OceanDecade, tells the full story of an oceanographic expedition in the Mediterranean Sea. 🔗 Listen now: ow.ly/wpWw51008KQ
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Following two expeditions, the Statsraad Lehmkuhl is preparing One Ocean Expedition 2028–2030, continuing its role as a floating ambassador for the #OceanDecade! ⛵ Two years 📍 30 ports 🌏 Seven continents More info & partnership opportunities here: ow.ly/ZU4651004BX
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🔵 How can collective action advance sustainable ocean economies that benefit people and ocean? Help shape the Ocean Decade Solution Blueprint on Ocean Economies! 📩 Take the survey: ow.ly/IVeC50ZZZaF 🔗 Learn more about #OceanDecade Solutions: ow.ly/s6hb50ZZZaE
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Join us for the first webinar of our series exploring the role of #OceanScience in informing global policy! 🔵The Ocean Decade & the Road to Rio 2027: A Shared Mission to Advance Ocean Science Globally & Regionally 🗓️29 October, 3.30-5pm UTC+1 🔗Register: ow.ly/Ku1O50ZZKM5
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In the lead up to #OceanDecade27, this webinar series will bring together global experts to explore: 👉How ocean science helps shape the global policy agenda 👉How we can build a lasting #OceanDecade legacy Find more information and register here ⤵️ oceandecade.org/news/new-oce…
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🔵 OPEN NOW: The Call for Decade Actions 12/2026 invites the global ocean community to submit initiatives to be endorsed by the #OceanDecade! Join the world's largest coordinated ocean science network. Find all the information you need to apply here: ow.ly/QJnE50ZZCGH
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This Call seeks initiatives that: ✔️ Offer financial or in-kind travel support for the 2027 Ocean Decade Conference (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7-9 April) ✔️ Address priority needs from the Barcelona Statement ✔️ Strengthen existing Decade Actions and coordination structures
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Any questions? 🔗 Read the Guidance Note: ow.ly/QJnE50ZZCGH 🖥️ Join one of our virtual Q&A sessions: 4 November 2026 – 16:30 to 17:30 (UTC): ow.ly/1veX50ZZCGE 5 November 2026 – 11:30 to 12:30 (UTC): ow.ly/AZpU50ZZCGC #OceanDecade
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🌟 Meet the winners of the OceanLove Innovation Award 2026! Endorsed by the #OceanDecade, the award aims to encourage creative minds worldwide to submit their ideas for new products, tools, campaigns or initiatives for ocean conservation: ow.ly/lRRH50ZZfS1
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Calling the global ocean community! There are currently 43 training and funding opportunities on Ocean Connector, the #OceanDecade capacity development platform, including: ✅Training ✅Funding ✅Workshops & seminars ✅Research ✅& more! Find them here: ow.ly/sPzv50ZZc6M
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Marine biodiversity means: 💙 a healthy ocean 💙 a buffer against climate change 💙 food security 💙 livelihoods As governments meet at #COP17 to accelerate action #ForNature, see how the #OceanDecade helps implement the Global Biodiversity Framework: ow.ly/tcEb50ZYUvX
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Happy Monday! This week’s #OceanDecade highlights: 🪸 @GlobalFundCoral at #COP17, the UN Biodiversity Conference: ow.ly/pNiA50ZYQbr 🧴 Atlantic Plastics 2026: ow.ly/Yvsx50ZYQbt 🧊 CASCADES: ow.ly/iHav50ZYQbs
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#SundaySpecies: Meet the Sea Toad 🐟 Who needs legs? This deep sea anglerfish uses modified fins to move across the seafloor, almost like it’s walking. A small lure helps bring prey within reach. 📸 @SchmidtOcean, member of the #OceanDecade Alliance
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How can #OceanScience help achieve the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework? 🐙 'An Ocean of Life' features success stories showing how #OceanDecade Actions preserve, restore, and manage marine life globally: ow.ly/xGfc50ZYl7k #COP17 @COP17_Arm2026
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