Better Ocean, Better City will facilitate knowledge exchange, showcase best practices, and foster collaboration and partnerships for using Ocean science for sustainable development.

EU Mission Ocean and Waters, fisheries science, blue innovation and investment opportunities, ocean literacy activities, and more

A mix of plenary sessions, including opening and keynote speeches, alongside parallel oral and poster presentations. To enhance interactions between science and society, action and policy, and to engage civil society more broadly, 'townhalls' such as panels and roundtables will also be arranged.

The overarching theme of the Conference is “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. The Conference, comprising an opening segment, ten plenary sessions, ten Ocean Action Panels and a closing segment,  aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources […]

This conference will provide the latest updates and scientific advances in marine biodiversity conservation at the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Marine Spatial Planning (MSP).