Global Ocean Science Report Launched by IOC-UNESCO

10/06/2017

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The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recently launched the first ever Global Ocean Science Report: The Current Status of Ocean Science around the World. The report offers a global record of who, how, and where ocean science is conducted: generating knowledge, helping to protect ocean health, and empowering society to support sustainable ocean management in the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.

Please have a good read of the report to have a comprehensive view of ocean science

capacities at the national and global levels, which will take us closer to developing the global ocean science knowledge needed to ensure a healthy, sustainable ocean