Click here to access the full paper. The role ships play in atmospheric, oceanic, and biogeochemical observations is described with a focus on measurements made near the ocean surface. Ships […]
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Social License to Operate and the Blue Economy
“Social license to operate” is fundamental to all ocean industries and the Blue Economy overall. This new report by WOC, ANCORS and Wageningen University provides a strategic, cross-sectoral and systematic […]
Read More >> The Law of the Sea “BBNJ Agreement” and Ocean Business Activities
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is keeping industry informed and engaged in the U.N. negotiations to expand the Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to include a new […]
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Ocean Governance and the Private Sector
The WOC is proud to release “Ocean Governance and the Private Sector”, a WOC ocean review and foresight document based on longstanding, continuing WOC work with and for the global […]
Read More >> Ocean/Maritime Clusters: Leadership and Collaboration for Ocean Sustainable Development and Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
The World Ocean Council (WOC) and Economic Transformations Group (ETG) are pleased to announce the release of a white paper on “OCEAN / MARITIME CLUSTERS: Leadership and Collaboration for Ocean […]
Read More >> United Nations SDGs – WOC Briefing Report
Click here to access the full report. The United Nations (UN) is in the process of launching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These 17 aspirational goals, which replace the Millennium […]
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