G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative

G7 Climate, Energy and the Environment Ministerial 2023

April 20, 2023

The G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment met from 15 to 16 April 2023 in Sapporo, Japan, under the Japanese G7 Presidency. The meeting served to exchange views and build consensus on global environmental

G7 FSOI Working Group meeting 2023

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

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

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

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

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