Looking back and paving the way for the 3rd UN Ocean Conference

The GenSea podcast gives a voice to Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) around the world and will be hosted by a different set of ECOPs every two months. In this second episode, we talk about UNOC 1 (2017), UNOC 2 (2022), and the upcoming UNOC 3 in Nice 9-13 June 2025.

Sources and helpful links

UNOC 1
Closting Statement https://www.un.org/pga/71/2017/06/09/closing-statement-of-the-ocean-conference/
Summary https://enb.iisd.org/ocean/UNGA/high-level-event-ocean/summary
Overview of Commitments https://sdg.iisd.org/news/un-ocean-conference-concludes-with-call-for-action-and-1300-commitments

UNOC 2
What was UNOC2 about? https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022/about
Mr. Soares sat down with UN News’s Eleuterio Guevane at UNOC2 https://soundcloud.com/unradio/improve-scientific-understanding-step-up-financing-for-a-sustainable-ocean
UNOC2 Achievements https://www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/news/ocean-conference-achievements/

UNOC 3
UNOC3 Program https://unocnice2025.org/en/
ECOP Progamme at UNOC3 https://www.ecopdecade.org/unoc3/
Virtual ECOP Days 9-10 June https://vecop.net/

Deep Sea Mining
What is DSM? https://iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/deep-sea-mining
Norway actions: https://www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyheter/hav/summary-report-threatened-whales-in-norways-proposed-deep-sea-mining-area/

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