The high-level 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, dedicated to advancing Sustainable Development Goal 14—the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources—will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica in Nice, France, from June 9–13, 2025.
IMBeR members will be actively engaged in the conference, driving transformative actions for a sustainable ocean.
Explore the list below to see where our community members will be contributing to the discussions.
(Listed Alphabetically by Last Name)
- Juliano Palacios Abrantes – IMECaN Co-Chair
- Peter Croot – IMBeR National Contact for Ireland
- Maryam Ghaemi – IMBeR National Contact for Iran
- Ignacio Gianelli – Member of IMECaN Organising Committee
- Mia Strand – Member of IMECaN Organising Committee, ISC ocean expert group
UNOC 2025 Special Events
One Ocean Science Congress 4-6 June 2025, Nice, France
3 June | 14:00–15:30 (CEST) | Room 5
T2-3: Ocean-based renewable energy such as offshore wind, solar, wave, thermal and tidal energy
IMECaN Co-Chair Shenghui Li is a co-author of the oral presentation OOS2025-1021.
5 June | 08:30–10:00 (CEST) | Room 1
T3-10: Protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems to ensure sustainable and equitable management: Open Session
Oral presentation OOS2025-1400: Ocean sustainability in the context of global change: Lessons learned from a large-scale ocean research project.
3–5 June | 18:00–20:00 (CEST) | “La Baleine” | Poster Board P128
T2-5: Carbon dioxide removal approaches: effectiveness, durability, risks, as well as monitoring, reporting and verification
IMECaN Co-Chair Shenghui Li is the first author and presenter of the poster OOS2025-1349.
Image – Intern Weicheng Xue