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Aligning Science, Policy, and Safeguards for Ocean-based Carbon Removal (oCDR)

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Solutions & Innovations, Ocean, Carbon & Climate
Lead Organization: Carbon to Sea Initiative

The ocean is profoundly affected by climate change and a source of solutions. To stay within 1.5°C, the IPCC has confirmed that carbon removal is needed. Ocean scientists, policy experts,…

Scaling Land & Ocean Carbon Sequestration through Blue Economy & Finance

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Economy & Finance, Ocean, Carbon & Climate
Lead Organization: NOW Partners Foundation

This event will explore how soil- and marine-based carbon sequestration solutions can be scaled and financed across agriculture, forestry, and ocean-based approaches. With the blue economy emerging as one of…

Integrating Cryosphere Science into Nature-Based Climate Strategies to Enhance Ocean Resilience

Format:Panel
Themes:Forest to Sea, Ocean Solutions & Innovations
Lead Organization: Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF), Japan

Accelerating loss of ice, glaciers, snow, and permafrost is raising seas, disrupting circulation, deepening acidification, and fueling extremes. In our session we are trying to traces these ocean impacts and…

Brazilian Stories: From the Forest to the Sea

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Forest to Sea
Lead Organization: The Pulitzer Center

The interconnection between the Amazon Basin and the ocean is not always clear or widely reported, but many researchers, journalists and local communities are starting to join the dots. Join…

Research for Sustainable Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal

Format:Roundtable
Themes:Ocean Solutions & Innovations, Ocean, Carbon & Climate
Lead Organization: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

To limit global warming, greenhouse-gas emissions need to be reduced drastically. To balance hard-to-abate emissions, a range of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) approaches are envisaged. They can also contribute…

Charting the Course: Collaborating for Marine Biodiversity and Ocean Health

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Life & Biodiversity, Ocean Solutions & Innovations
Lead Organization: Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI)

What will it take to turn ambition into action for ocean health? This COP30 panel brings together leaders from shipping, government, finance, science, and conservation to explore the ideas, investments,…

Financing the future of our Oceans: Bridging Climate Resilience and Local Impact

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Economy & Finance, Forest to Sea
Lead Organization: Van Oord

Collaboration between key partners can bring hands-on experience in climate-resilient solutions. In this session, we aim to bridge the gap between financial mechanisms and on-the-ground delivery of sustainable blue economy…

mCDR: Laying the Foundation for Commercial Scale Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Solutions & Innovations, Ocean, Carbon & Climate
Lead Organization: Fugro

This panel will address the technical, regulatory, and infrastructure challenges that are needed for commercial scale readiness of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) solutions, focusing on the role of data-driven…

Harnessing Ocean Monitoring Technology for Hazard Mitigation and Carbon Management

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Solutions & Innovations, Ocean, Carbon & Climate
Lead Organization: Marine Hazards Mitigation Center

This session showcases how ocean monitoring technologies are critical for understanding and mitigating marine hazards. Experts will use real-time data (satellite to autonomous vehicles) to track heatwaves and oil spills.…

Building a Global Ocean Data Ecosystem – How Close Are We?

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Sustainable Ocean Resources
Lead Organization: Fugro

The ocean is changing faster than our ability to understand it—reshaping climate, biodiversity, and disaster risk. How close are we to building the global ocean data ecosystem needed to keep…

Fish for the Future: How to Build Climate-Resilient Fisheries

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Sustainable Ocean Resources
Lead Organization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

Panel on building climate-resilient fisheries. Experts will explore how overfishing and climate shocks interact, including marine heatwave impacts on recruitment and mortality, habitat buffering effects, and vulnerable life stages. Discussion…

New Research Frontiers in Law and Science: From the Deep Sea to Rising Sea Levels

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Justice & Equity, Ocean, Carbon & Climate
Lead Organization: Durham University

Protecting the Oceans from climate change demands that legal frameworks take the best available science into account. The ITLOS confirmed that GHG emissions constitute a form of marine pollution. The…

Co-Designing Research for Sustainable Ocean Management in West Africa

Format:Roundtable
Themes:Ocean Justice & Equity, Ocean Life & Biodiversity
Lead Organization: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

The upwelling region off West Africa is one of the most productive and biodiverse marine ecosystems in the world, supporting about 200 million people. But little is known about its…

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