The third U.N. Ocean Conference has opened as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection ...

Dozens of research and exploration vessels have set sail off the French coastal city of Nice across across the Baie des Anges ...

With the future of the world's oceans hanging in the balance, global leaders, scientists, and activists gathered in the French Riviera city of Nice this week for the historic UN Ocean Conference, ...

The declaration – together with bold voluntary commitments by States and other entities – constitutes the Nice Ocean Action Plan, successfully concluding the five-day Conference with a boost to ...

World leaders at a United Nations conference in France now call for an end to ocean-plundering activity with a global ...

Nice, France, 9 June 2025 – The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of France and Costa Rica, opened today in Nice with strong calls to accelerate action and mobilize ...

Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a rare moment of global unity as the Third United Nations Ocean Conference drew to a close. Moments earlier, more ...

IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, ...

NICE, France — The ... the basis of the Nice Ocean Action Plan — a declaration of voluntary commitments to be adopted by consensus and presented at the United Nations in July.

The UN Ocean Conference in Nice focuses on ocean protection. Emmanuel Macron urges action, not just words. Only a small fraction of the ocean is truly protected. A key goal is ratifying the High ...