Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity

Today, the European Commission presents its first-ever voluntary review on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Find out...

Today, the European Union together with Canada and the US, are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Galway Statement. The Galway Statement is a cooperation agreement to join forces on Atlantic Ocean...

Over a third of global fish stocks are being harvested at unsustainable levels - just one example of how human activity is harming oceans, which...

Today, global negotiations concluded on the landmark Treaty of the High Seas to protect the ocean, tackle environmental degradation, fight climate change, and prevent biodiversity loss. The...

Underwater noise due to human activities at sea can harm marine biodiversity, leading for example to hearing impairment and behavioural disturbances. EU experts have adopted...

Joint press release by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen...

Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy unveiled the renewed EU agenda on International Ocean Governance (IOG), proposing...

“Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean” The ocean is where life began on our planet. Now, life is found in every corner and at every depth of the ocean. But this...

The United Nations marks World Oceans Day each year on 8 June through a annual event coordinated by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (Office...