G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative

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G7 FSOI Working Group meeting 2023

  • All Action Areas

March 15, 2023

On 15 February 2023, the G7 FSOI National Focal points met virtually under the Japanese G7 presidency for 2023 to finalize agreements on working arrangements and a new work plan, and to prepare coordinated text on

G7 FSOI Working Group meeting 2022

  • All Action Areas

December 7, 2022

The Working Group discussed the ocean-climate climate biodiversity nexus with sessions on progress and new findings related to Digital Twins and new frontiers of ocean observation, as well as the ways and means of expanding the

UNEP side event on ocean and coastal monitoring at the UN Ocean Conference 2022

  • Observing System (Action Area 1), Uncategorized

July 21, 2022

Organised by UNEP, the event served to promote partnerships and co-design in ocean and coastal monitoring and observing, engaging at scale with all relevant actors of society to foster and support data uptake and to enable

G7 Science Ministers’ Communiqué

  • All Action Areas

June 19, 2022

The G7 Ministers of Science met in Frankfurt from 12 to 14 June, to foster progress in science and research for a sustainable future that benefits all people.

SOCAT 2022 release: Over 40 million surface ocean carbon dioxide measurements available

  • Observing System (Action Area 1)

June 15, 2022

SOCAT version 2022 main synthesis and gridded products contain quality-controlled in situ surface ocean fCO2 (fugacity of CO2) observations. Thanks to measurements made on ships, moorings, autonomous and drifting surface platforms, the observations cover the global

G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué and Ocean Deal

  • All Action Areas

June 5, 2022

The G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment, met on 26–27 May 2022 in Berlin to address the multiple crises that are endangering our climate and environment and causing severe impacts on the planet, lives