A scoping meeting, funded by POGO, for the GEO Blue Planet Working Group on “Earth Observations for Ecology and Epidemiology of Water-associated Diseases” has led to the establishment of a core group of scientists with common interests in water-associated diseases, with expertise and interest in microbiology, genetics, epidemiology of infectious diseases, remote sensing and epidemic […]
4th GEO Blue Planet Symposium was held from July 4 – 6, 2018 in Toulouse, France. The symposium was hosted by Mercator Ocean, member of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative and entrusted by the European Commission to operate the EU Copernicus Marine Service. The symposium was the first GEO Blue Planet symposium in Toulouse and […]
GEO Blue Planet was a co-organizer of a workshop in Mexico City that focused on the development of an integrated and user friendly monitoring and forecasting system for sargassum and oil spills in the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions. GEO Blue Planet is working with IOCARIBE of IOC UNESCO, workshop participants, and other stakeholders in the […]
Twenty-five researchers from the Americas have been selected to participate in a five-day training program offered by the Pole to Pole Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) of the Americas (P2P) and AmeriGEOSS. The workshop includes marine scientists working on coastal ecology from pole to pole. The program will focus on marine biodiversity activities in the field and behind the […]
4-6 July 2018
Toulouse, France
Consultation 2018 The European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) is a coordinating framework designed to align and integrate Europe’s ocean observing capacity in the long-term; to promote a systematic and collaborative approach to collecting sustained information on the state and variability of our seas; and to underpin sustainable management of the marine environment and its resources. […]
Michael Bordt, Regional Advisor on Environment Statistics, Statistics Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Webinar Summary The international statistical community has given ESCAP and UN Environment the lead to develop guidance for ocean accounts. The activity will address many of the SDG14 targets (and more), by building on guidance already applied […]
Group on Earth Observations Town Hall When: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM Where: Oregon Convention Center – E143-E144 About: The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is a global partnership of governments and organizations that works to connect the demand for sound and timely environmental information with the supply of data […]
5-7 February 2018