Episode 8 – The United Nations Ocean Conference
The 8th of June is World Ocean Day – a day to celebrate the ocean and to address the challenges that the ocean faces from human activities, such as overexploitation, pollution, and climate change.
This episode dives into the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) and reflects on the beauty and the importance of the ocean to all of us – no matter if we live close to the ocean, or far away.
- What does the ocean mean to us?
- How is the ocean important to landlocked countries?
- What can we expect from the upcoming UN Ocean Conference in Nice?
Join us with our guests:
Minna Epps, IUCN
Fabienne McLellan, Ocean Care
Pradeep Singh, Ozeano Azul Foundation
Maila Guilhon, Ocean Voices Programme
Hosts: Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki & Jennifer Macey
Sound design and editing: Emily Perkins Communication: Sunnefa Yeatman
For comments & feedback please contact: inatvw@uow.edu.au
Find out more:
United Nations Ocean Conference Information and Programme: https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/ocean2025/programme
ANCORS involvement with UNOC:
Nice Declaration - Human Rights at Sea
June 10, 3-5pm, 18 avenue Jean Médecin
From Treaty to Action: Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation for the High Seas 11 June, 4-6pm. La Baleine
Ocean Futures 2030: addressing the gaps in implementing the BBNJ agreement, 12 June, 12-1 pm at the Best Western Plus Hôtel Massena Nice, 58, rue Gioffredo, 06000 Nice
ANCORS Ocean Equity page https://oceanequityresearch.org/
ANCORS at the University of Wollongong https://www.uow.edu.au/ancors/
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN): https://iucn.org/
OceanCare: https://www.oceancare.org/
Oceano Azul Foundation: https://oceanoazulfoundation.org/
Ocean Voices Programme: https://ocean-voices.ed.ac.uk/
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