Advocacy Working Group

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The POGO Advocacy Working Group was established as an outcome of the 6th POGO AGM, held in Toulouse in January 2023, as a way for POGO to actively engage in key global discussions and highlight the critical importance of ocean observation.

Since then, the WG has drafted or contributed to statements for four major international events: the UN Ocean Decade Conference (Apr 2024), the COP28 and COP29 Climate Conferences (Dec 2023 and Nov 2024), and the COP16 Biodiversity Conference (Oct 2024). The Barcelona Biomolecular Ocean Observation statement and the POGO Statement on Sustained Biological Ocean Observations in Support of the Global Biodiversity Framework were circulated to the POGO membership for signature and shared with other organisations for their endorsement. In addition, POGO produced an Open Letter on Ocean Drilling, advocating for the importance of scientific ocean drilling for ocean – and in particular climate- research and education. 

Status: Active Working group

Year: 2023 onwards

Working group Participants

Leader

  • Margaret Leinen (Scripps) (co-chair)
  • Katja Matthes (GEOMAR) (co-chair)

Participants

  • Francisco Arias (INVEMAR)
  • François Houllier (IFREMER)
  • Takeshi Kawano (JAMSTEC)
  • Fangli Qiao (FIO)
  • Kilaparti Ramakrishna (WHOI)
  • John Siddorn (NOC)

Working group links

Declarations and Communiques

Related documents

Barcelona Biomolecular Ocean Observation Declaration
IODP Ocean Drilling Letter
POGO Statement on Sustained Biological Ocean Observations in Support of the Global Biodiversity Framework
No Data, No Action: Investing in Ocean Observations to Achieve SDG14and a Sustainable Future
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