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In March 2023, POGO was designated as a UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner (DIP), for its commitment to supporting the Decade by coordinating existing Decade Actions, catalyzing new initiatives, leading targeted communications and outreach, and mobilizing resources.

Endorsed Programmes & Projects supported by or involving POGO include:

GlobalSounds: Prototype ‘LC-MARE’ deployed in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia | Credit: Lucille Chapuis
POGO and OBON hosted a booth in the Biodiversity Technology and Innovation Expo in the Blue Zone of CBD COP 16, with co-hosts INVEMAR, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), and Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)

Endorsed Activities supported by or involving POGO include:

Ocean Decade (and related) Meetings, Events, Activities etc with POGO involvement:

As a Decade Implementing Partner, POGO will strive to:

  1. Assist in bridging the gap between developed and developing countries, making use of low-cost/open access technologies, and also brokering connections between different stakeholders (e.g. academia, government, industry, foundations).
  2. Use its global network of members as well as alumni, to help explain and advocate for the UN Decade in under-represented countries, and encourage them to establish National Decade Committees and to participate in Decade Actions.
  3. Support and/or coordinate actions in response to Decade calls for collaborative programmes and projects between POGO members (and other parties). A first example of this has been the development of the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) proposal and establishment of the programme following Decade endorsement, with seed funding and in-kind support provided by POGO. More recently, POGO has allocated funding to support Decade-related activities proposed by its members.
  4. Support Decade communications and outreach efforts, by supporting the Communications Advisory Group and/or a Community of Practice on advocacy for ocean observing.

These efforts will require alignment and communication with the Decade Coordinating Office hosted by GOOS.

This page will be regularly updated with details of our UN Ocean Decade activities.

POGO-Supported Activities for the UN Ocean Decade

For 2023, in addition to the normal annual call, POGO invited groups of members to apply for seed funding for programmes/projects either already endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade, or workshops to plan new project/programmes to be submitted to UNDOS for endorsement. 

The activities below are the two successful proposals for this round of funding.

UNOD News/Updates in POGO newsletters

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