Nice has been the capital of the Ocean Science for two weeks, this June 2025. The One Ocean Science week (https://one-ocean-science-2025.org/) anticipated the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/ocean2025). The motivation of these two important conferences can be summarised as following:
We are part of One Ocean, a global common and a critical resource to human prosperity and well-being. It plays a crucial role in regulating the climate and supporting the livelihoods of three billion people, the vast majority in developing countries.
Over 2,000 scientists from around the world participated in the extensive program of the One Ocean Science. The Congress featured a mix of plenary sessions and keynote speeches, alongside parallel oral and poster presentations. To enhance interactions between science and society, action and policy, and engaging civil society more broadly, panels and roundtables were also arranged in relation to the following themes:
- Theme 1: Integrating knowledge systems, with a focus on responsibility and respect for the ocean
- Theme 2: Effectiveness, equitability and safety of ocean-based approaches to reach the mitigation and adaptation goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
- Theme 3: Protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems to ensure sustainable and equitable management
- Theme 4: Knowledge of the deep ocean and ways to enable its sustainable use
- Theme 5: Marine genetic resources: from discovery to equitable access and sharing of associated benefits
- Theme 6: Transparency in the fisheries sector, including illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- Theme 7: Sustainability, equitability, and safety of ocean-based food systems
- Theme 8: Marine plastic pollution
- Theme 9: Environmental footprint of maritime transport and decarbonization of shipping
- Theme 10: Vibrant science to inform and support ocean action
