The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) was founded in 1999 by directors of oceanographic institutions around the world as a forum to promote and advance the observation of the global ocean. POGO is a UK-registered charity with member institutions from around the world, and works closely with other international and regional programmes and organisations.
POGO seeks to expand international support for ocean observing, through innovation of the ocean observing system, capacity development and outreach/advocacy.
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A Statement from POGO: On 7 June 2025, members of POGO, a global consortium of nearly 60 oceanographic research institutions, will convene in Nice, to discuss the urgent need for sustainably-funded, globally-distributed and well-coordinated ocean observations. Building the global ocean observing system began more than two decades ago and important advances have been made, particularly […]
October 2024 At the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona this April, the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and partners issued a resounding Declaration calling for bold, collective action to sustain and significantly expand biomolecular ocean observations globally. These, combined with other forms of biological observation of the ocean, are essential for
– An Open Letter to POGO members, their governments and funders – On the importance of international cooperation forscientific ocean drilling August 2024 The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), an international consortium of nearly 60 oceanographic research institutes that work together to promote and support global ocean observations, raises concerns over the
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April 2024 The ocean is a dominant feature of our planet, representing over 90% of the Earth’s biosphere by volume, home to a large portion of the world’s biodiversity, and a significant source of protein for over 3 billion people worldwide. While the increasing attention given to the ocean by the UN and other political
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