The ocean shapes our weather
Ocean currents help move heat around the world, making the climate less extreme and our planet more habitable.
The ocean slows climate change
By absorbing a large part of our CO2 emissions and most of the excess heat generated by emissions, and by storing carbon from marine life, the ocean provides vital climate mitigation.
The ocean is home to a myriad of life
The world's seas and oceans contain millions of different kinds of life, many of them unknown to science.
The ocean is the lungs of the world
Life in our seas and oceans produces half of the oxygen we breathe.
The ocean heals us
Our seas and oceans provide life-saving drugs, and ocean life could be the key to tackling the diseases of the future.
The ocean feeds us
More than 3.5 billion people depend on our seas and oceans for their primary source of food.
The ocean makes us whole
It is where we came from and where we always return, to rest, swim, dive, sail, and to nurture our physical and mental health.Spotlight On
European Parliament adopts law on nature restoration: Despite low ambition, hope remains for ocean restoration
The European Union’s efforts to move forward its green agenda received a boost today [12 July] as the European Parliament adopted its position on the EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL).
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European Parliament adopts law on nature restoration: Despite low ambition, hope remains for ocean restoration
12 July 2023
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Open Letter to Commissioner Sinkevičius to discuss balancing the Nature Restoration Law and the Common Fisheries Policy
26 September 2023
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Recommendations to the EU on the setting of fishing opportunities for 2024
19 September 2023
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Open letter: call for publication of updated animal welfare legislative proposal within current political term.
13 September 2023