Roundtable event “Opportunities in the BBNJ Agreement for Advancing Climate Action in the Deep Ocean” on 17 November at 15:00 to 16:30 GMT-3.
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Join our #DeepSea booth at #COP30
We explore the crucial yet often overlooked role of the #DeepOcean in regulating Earth’s climate. Through videos, podcasts, webinars, and policy briefs, we highlight the importance of deep-sea ecosystems.
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COBRA Webinar “From Abyss to Audience: Science Communication in Deep-Sea Research” | 4 Nov

How do we share deep-ocean science with the world? This interactive session explores storytelling, visuals & outreach strategies to bring the deep to light. 🌊

Register here: buff.ly/ixCqALh

#ClimateChange Mitigation and #DeepSea Biodiversity: Risks & Opportunities | 3 Nov (13:00–14:30 BRT) With experts: Cymie Payne, Lisa Levin, Ilysa Iglesias, Joachim Claudet, Liz Hetherington, Diva Amon, Erik Cordes & Pradeep Singh.
Free registration: buff.ly/7GItT34
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#COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion | 3–21 Nov
Our exhibit “Climate Change and the Deep Ocean” (with Schmidt Ocean Institute, DOOS and Ocean Discovery League explores how the deep ocean regulates Earth’s climate and why it needs our protection.
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DOSI delegates joined side events on #IPBES assessments, One Health, and biodiversity restoration highlighting links between science, policy & deep-sea ecosystems. Thank you Anna and Eugenia for bringing #DeepSea science into this global biodiversity discussion.

Delegates addressed biodiversity & climate change, scientific needs under the #KMGBF, and issues from invasive species to global cooperation.

📸 Eugenia Thomas and Francesca Vitali at the Smithsonian Institute during the side event as seen in the slide

Day 1 saw opening remarks from the SBSTTA Chair, CBD Executive Secretary, and Panama’s Environment Minister. Countries shared priorities on capacity building, to strengthen the science–policy interface.
📸 Eugenia Thomas with the #SBSTTA27 Secretary Sakhile Silitshena

Day 1 closed with discussions on the IPBES work programme and on biodiversity and climate linkages, which will continue throughout SBSTTA27. We will continue contributing to the dialogue this week, working to ensure that the #DeepSea is part of the GBF’s implementation story. 🌊

Our DOSI delegates, Anna Metaxas and Eugenia Thomas, took part in side events focused on strengthening the scientific basis of CBD processes, including discussions on how to ensure that indigenous and local knowledge is integrated alongside scientific expertise.

Member States shared their progress and priorities under Agenda Item 3, highlighting the need for:
🔹 integration of diverse data sources,
🔹 capacity building (especially for SIDS and developing countries), and
🔹 improved monitoring to identify and close key scientific gaps.

📍 At #IUCNWorldCongress?
Stop by the DOSI booth 137 to explore our new policy brief on the ocean twilight zone, which provides evidential supports of Motion 035 on Protection of Mesopelagic Ecosystem Integrity.
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Our science recommends:
1️⃣ A precautionary approach to all new twilight-zone activities
2️⃣ Investment in research & monitoring
3️⃣ Integration into High Seas governance
4️⃣ Collaboration & capacity building

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