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The Global Ocean Observing System is an ISC co-sponsored network for ocean observations, encompassing in-situ networks, satellite systems, governments, UN agencies and individual scientists in providing data on the ocean.
01.02.2021
The vision of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is ‘the science we need for the ocean we want’. A call for 'Decade Actions' - in the form of programmes, projects and other activities - has now been released in order to help meet that vision.
12.11.2020
The ocean is the origin of all life on Earth and provides vital ecosystem services that sustain human health. To improve our understanding and governance surrounding the interdependence of human and ocean health, transdisciplinary research and strategic action are needed.
06.11.2020
Transdisciplinary research is critical for revolutionizing ocean science to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ISC Intern Caroline Sharples reports on the ISC-UNESCO-IOC organized webinar “Co-Designing the science we need for the Ocean Decade- Part 1”
23.10.2020
The first webinar in the Ocean Decade virtual series highlighted the importance of building trust - and the need for appropriate funding and incentive structures - to develop the co-designed ocean research required for sustainable development.
09.10.2020
It’s often said that we know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean floor. With a focus on ‘moonshoots’ for research funding, it’s hoped that the European Union’s new research and innovation programme will use the kind of approach that lead to the first moon landings to deliver action on critical challenges requiring scientific knowledge here on Earth.
14.08.2020
COVID-19 threatens to create an ocean data blindspot that could disrupt weather forecasts and hamper our understanding of climate change, according to UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).
30.06.2020
This World Oceans Day is like no other - the COVID-19 pandemic and ‘stay at home’ measures have reduced human activity at sea and in coastal areas. We take a look at what that means for ocean science.
08.06.2020
On World Oceans Day 2020, we're highlighting the ocean science needed to protect our blue planet.
08.06.2020
We spoke to Peter Thomson, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, about the upcoming Ocean Decade and the importance of solid science and political will to make sound decisions for the future health of the ocean and thereby our own.
23.04.2020
