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Mercator Ocean reaffirms its commitment to the UN Global Compact

27 Aug 2021

Communication on Engagement, UNGC, United Nations, United Nations Global Compact

By issuing its first Communication on Engagement meant for all its stakeholders, Mercator Ocean International (MOi) reaffirms its support to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and its Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anticorruption. The purpose of…

Towards urgent global climate change action: Release of IPCC’s latest report “AR6 Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis”

9 Aug 2021

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Climate Change, Climate Report, COP26, IPCC, Ocean climate monitoring

On 9 August 2021, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Working Group 1 contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) – “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”. One of the eight reports making up the IPCC AR6,…

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Mercator Ocean will continue to implement and enhance the Copernicus Marine Service for another 7 years

23 Jul 2021

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Copernicus, Copernicus Marine Service, EU Green Deal, European Commission

On 22 July 2021, Pierre Bahurel, Director General of Mercator Ocean International signed the official agreement with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence, Space and Industry (DG DEFIS) for Mercator Ocean to continue implementing the European-funded Copernicus Marine Service for…

7 years of successful implementation of the Copernicus Marine Service

22 Jul 2021

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Copernicus, Copernicus Marine Service, ocean, Oceanography

In 2014, the European Commission selected Mercator Ocean International to implement the Copernicus Marine Service, one of the six thematic services of Copernicus – the EU’s world-leading Earth Observation Programme. At the dawn of the next phase of Copernicus (2021…

Sri Lanka faces environmental disaster following the X-Press Pearl Shipwreck

11 Jun 2021

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A cargo ship carrying chemicals and plastic pellets has been burning and beginning to sink off the coast of Sri Lanka starting on May 20th, 2021. The ship, the MV X-Press Pearl, was carrying 1,486 containers. Eighty-one of those were…

5th expédition of SEA PLASTICS

4 Jun 2021

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The fifth SEA Plastics expedition “sails” since March 2021 between Spain, France, and Italy. It is entitled: “Evaluation of sampling methods and characterization of polymer particles smaller than 5 mm discharged into the marine environment.” Mediterranean route 2021 Helene, Irene,…

ECO Magazine special edition on the UN Ocean Decade

21 May 2021

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Agenda2030, ECO Magazine, Ocean Decade, Ocean Science, UN SDG 14

On 17 May the ECO Magazine in partnership with the IOC-UNESCO released a special issue on UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021 – 2030 (Ocean Decade). Mercator Ocean International is a proud sponsor of this important edition,…

Mercator Ocean supports the G7 Future of the Seas & Oceans Initiative

17 May 2021

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eu4oceanobs, g7fsoi, Global Ocean Observing System, ocean governance, UN Ocean Decade

Mercator Ocean International launched the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative website (www.g7fsoi.org) at the end of April 2021. This is part of EU4OceanObs action, a European Foreign Policy Instrument aiming to strengthen international ocean governance for the…

MOi fully engaged in the #EUGreenWeek 2021 for Zero Pollution

11 May 2021

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against pollution, EU Green week, pollution, sea plastic

The European Green Week is Europe’s biggest annual conference on environment policy. 2021 edition will open on May 31st and will be dedicated to EU’s “zero pollution ambition”, at the heart of the European Green Deal. The Week and the…

ETOOFS Workshops

26 Apr 2021

Events, News

Mercator Ocean international, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems (ETOOFS) under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), are hosting a high-level event on ‘Understanding…

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Mercator Ocean reaffirms its commitment to the UN Global Compact

Towards urgent global climate change action: Release of IPCC’s latest report “AR6 Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis”

Mercator Ocean will continue to implement and enhance the Copernicus Marine Service for another 7 years

7 years of successful implementation of the Copernicus Marine Service

Sri Lanka faces environmental disaster following the X-Press Pearl Shipwreck

5th expédition of SEA PLASTICS

ECO Magazine special edition on the UN Ocean Decade

Mercator Ocean supports the G7 Future of the Seas & Oceans Initiative

MOi fully engaged in the #EUGreenWeek 2021 for Zero Pollution

ETOOFS Workshops

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