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After a busy week of conference talks, interactive dialogues, meetings, voluntary commitments and impressive pledges to save the world’s ocean, the second UN Ocean Conference has drawn to a close. It was attended by over 4,000 delegates, including multiple Heads of State and Government and co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal. Alongside formal …

UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon 2022: Edinburgh Ocean Leader Highlights Read More »

The UN Ocean Conference 2022 will be held in Lisbon 27th June – 1st July 2022, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal. The Edinburgh Ocean Leader (EOL) community will be active throughout the conference in dialogues and side events. Ocean Leaders and members of the EOL team will be speaking at the following sessions:  …

Edinburgh Ocean Leaders at the UN Ocean Conference, 27th – 1st July 2022 Lisbon Read More »

The 2022 UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, will take place on 27 June – 1 July 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal. The overall theme of the Conference is: “Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions”. Edinburgh Ocean Leaders …

It’s All About People: UN Ocean Conference Side Event Read More »

The Ocean Voices programme, a scheme to better involve coastal communities in efforts to protect the world’s ocean is being lead by 2020 Ocean Leader Harriet Harden-Davies. The programme aims to promote more sustainable management of the oceans by delivering training, building partnerships and supporting interdisciplinary research. The scheme is a partnership between the University …

Ocean Leader Harriet Harden-Davies leads initiative to amplify coastal community voices Read More »

Meet the 2022 Ocean Leaders, the third cohort of exceptional ocean professionals selected through a global nomination process to take part in the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders executive leadership programme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzKZYKSMVTU