Mangroves are key to the wellbeing, food security & protection of coastal communities worldwide. Yet they are disappearing 3-5 times faster than global forest losses. UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳's #BiosphereReserves offer a blueprint for protecting these ecosystems: on.unesco.org/3FbJus5 #COP28

Great to get first pre-results of our UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #edna sampling in #Everglades National Park #WorldHeritage! Over 150 species detected in just a couple of liters of water. Stay tuned as we expect detecting thousands of species from samples across 17 nations OBIS UNESCO Ocean

Delighted with these new announcements from the Global Fund for Coral Reefs & looking forward to help implement the work to protect marine #WorldHeritage sites through the global MoU @unesco & the fund signed last year

The UNESCO eDNA Initiative gives a snapshot of the biodiversity present in Marine #WorldHeritage Sites 🐟 Dr Fanny Douvere tells us how to obtain a clear view of biodiversity distribution through water samples. Learn more about our eDNA initiative: on.unesco.org/3n4qZLG

On #WomenInMultilateralism Day and always, we work to empower women so that they can make a #PositiveChange all around the world. Learn more: on.unesco.org/3Hu5VIM

#coralrestoration is increasingly used to support reef resilience, with hundreds of thousands of corals now being planted across the globe. But they need the right conditions to survive. Check our UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 GreenCitizen podcast 👉 lnkd.in/eiRXngji

🪸 Join the webinar, “Stepping up Investment in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Reefs,” to dive into how #GFCR & UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 support the network of World Heritage-listed #CoralReef sites and how to nominate sites to this list. ⏰ 8 February 3pm CET Register here: bit.ly/48ybhOQ

The UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Heritage List covers 15% of the world's coral reefs by surface area, providing livelihoods for over 100 indigenous communities & generating at least USD5 billion to the GDP of the countries where they're located. Strengthen their resilience is key. UNESCO Ocean

A striking effect of COVID19 is how it revealed the fragility of ranger patrols across the world's MPAs. As tourism revenue dried up, so did budgets for patrols in many areas & much has still not recovered. Yet, rangers are critical to avoid our MPAs from being mere paper parks

The 15th #MonacoBlueInitiative this week remind us of the huge advances ocean conservation has made in recent years with the 30x30 goal, Global Biodiversity Framework, High Seas Treaty. Thank you Gouvernement Monaco for the incredible investment to help us move from strength to strength!

A powerful statement from Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of #UNESCO, who highlights the importance of #bluecarbon ecosystems, and our collective need to protect and effectively manage our mangroves, seagrasses, and saltmarshes. #OceanDecade #OceanDecade24

More than 500 projects have been initiated to improve knowledge & protection of the ocean since the launch of the #OceanDecade. In Barcelona, at the #OceanDecade2024, Audrey Azoulay welcomed these significant efforts & called for this dynamic to continue. 📰unes.co/rz3274

Want to get the highlights from the 2024 #OceanDecade Conference in #Barcelona? Earth Negotiations Bulletin is covering the full programme of the conference, providing summaries and analyses of main sessions and side events. Get the overall and daily coverage here: enb.iisd.org/2024-ocean-dec…

Looking forward to speak The Economist #RegionalOceanSummit this week where i’ll be sharing experiences from nearly 15 years at the helm of UNESCO marine #WorldHeritage on how to effectively manage MPAs in a changing ocean. Check for more 👉 lnkd.in/e8trjGkr UNESCO Ocean

An honour to speak The Economist #RegionalOceanSummit in Jordan. Fascinating science here shows the region's coral reefs are remarkably resistant to climate change likdely withstanding up to 5°C above pre-industrial time. A spot of hope as 64 countries see their reefs bleach now

📣Discover the State of the Ocean Report 2024!📣 UNESCO has gathered the expertise of more than 100 authors from 28 countries to assess the health of the ocean, aiming to guide policy and research for a sustainable future. 🪸🌊 🗞️📷UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 ioc.unesco.org/en/stor2024