Posts by Maura Tronci

The One Planet Polar Summit was held in Paris from November 8 to 10 as part of the Paris Peace Forum. It marks a decisive step towards protecting the polar and glacial regions, i.e. the cryosphere. Initiated by French President…

On October 17 and November 21, the Academy of Sciences presented all the awards and medals it had granted in 2023. Karina von Schuckmann, an oceanographer specialised in ocean-climate monitoring in the scientific direction of Mercator Ocean International, was honored…

The Ocean Forecasting Co-Design Team (OFCT) was formed in the framework of the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre (OceanPrediction DCC) and its main mission is to design an Ocean forecasting architecture to deliver as one. Formed by Ocean science experts from…

The OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre (DCC), hosted by Mercator Ocean International (MOi) and launched in January 2023, aims to a predicted Ocean based on a shared and coordinated global effort in the framework of the UN Ocean Decade. To accomplish…

The European Maritime Day (EMD) took place in Brest, France, on 24-25 May and gathered Europe’s maritime community to outline joint actions concerning maritime affairs and the sustainable blue economy. The European Commission shared its ambition for a European Digital…

This World Oceans Day, we are happy to celebrate advancements for Mercator Ocean International (MOi) towards becoming an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the Ocean, developments of the European Digital Twin of the Ocean, catalysing ocean prediction activities worldwide, and the…

The OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre (DCC) was officially launched with its kick-off meeting on January 11th-12th, 2023. Since then, some important milestones have been reached, notably the formation and launch of several Regional Teams, fully aligned with OceanPrediction’s main objectives.…

The Italian Marevivo Association has launched a very interesting initiative to raise awareness among children on important environmental issues and teach them about the sea’s biodiversity and the problems it faces, including plastic and pollution. In collaboration with the Italian…