Urgent needs for our oceans in policy and society – call for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Webinar Series: Global Goals, Local Impact: Sustainably Ever After.
This webinar series brings distinguished speakers to the wider public within our reach. We will enable direct interaction of participants with our speakers all across Europe, thereby bidirectionally bridging the gap between academic theory and business. Here is where theory becomes reality and meets everyday practice!
This 90 minute online format [English] will allow all arising questions to be answered.
Tuesday, 22. October 2024, 6 PM (CET)
| When: Tuesday, October 22nd at 6 PM (CET), Who: Frank Schweikert (Founder and Director of the German Ocean Foundation) Title: “Urgent needs for our oceans in policy and society – call for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development” In his talk, Frank will introduce us to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) (‘the Ocean Decade’). Proclaimed in 2017 by the United Nations General Assembly, the Ocean Decade seeks to stimulate ocean science and knowledge generation to reverse the decline of the state of the ocean system and catalyse new opportunities for sustainable development of this massive marine ecosystem. The vision of the Ocean Decade is ‘the science we need for the ocean we want’. This 90-minute online format [English] will allow all arising questions to be answered. Please feel free to share this invitation. Register now for the upcoming webinar by clicking here or the button below! |
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He is the founder and director of the German Ocean Foundation, president of the German Marine Litter Association, vice president of the German Society for Marine Research, and rises global attention for the largest ecosystem on our planet. As a new member of EU Mission Board for Oceans and Waters, he is increasingly campaigning for our oceans as a Common Heritage of Humanity.