Events

Regenerative Ocean Week connects leaders in science, policy, investment, and industry to drive actionable outcomes in ocean sustainability. The week includes plenary sessions, workshops, networking excursions, and highlights like the Ocean Innovation Africa Pitch Competition and OHA Demo session, providing a collaborative platform for ocean innovators, policymakers, and investors. Sessions will focus on science-to-solution pathways for sustainable practices across Africa, with an emphasis on scalable impacts that benefit both coastal communities and marine ecosystems.

March 1 marks the celebration of the World Seagrass Day. Initiated by environmental groups and endorsed by the United Nations, this day spotlights the critical role seagrasses play in the oceanic ecosystem. The aim is to raise awareness about the conservation of seagrass meadows and their importance in combating climate change and supporting marine life.

The annual convening of the ISA will be critical to developing the regulations around deep sea mining as more countries race to extract polyatomic nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

The summit convenes the widest cross-section of the ocean community from business and finance to government, national and international policy-makers, civil society and academia. It is designed to instigate action to develop the sustainable ocean economy; to encourage new partnerships across industries, with NGOs, scientists, technology developers and investors. By bringing together all stakeholders in the ocean ecosystem, the summit provides the perfect platform to inspire new synergies, solutions and strategies on the track to meet the 2030 targets in UN SDG 14.

The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) is organized annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the various scientific organizations involved in Arctic research.

This weeklong conference brings together ports and industry to cover many shipping-related topics, including decarbonization. Pacific Environment will have a presence, but we are still finalizing our plans. As mentioned in our previous check-in, we may be signing an MOU with Ulsan Port Authority on cooperation related to decarbonization and are considering holding a signing ceremony at Singapore Maritime Week. If you think this is of interest to the Ocean Co-Lab donors, please let me know and I can be sure to update you as our plans further solidify.

The Summit will be an exceptional opportunity to advance the sharing of knowledge and solutions to critical challenges at the ocean-climate nexus. During this action-oriented event, global and local scientists, policymakers, innovators, funders, and others will converge to explore solutions and strengthen partnerships that can help restore our ocean and stabilize the climate.

The annual Skoll World Forum gathers leaders across the social impact field to discuss high profile issues and their solutions across environmental, climate, political, and social sectors.

From harnessing AI and digital platforms to developing low-carbon aquafeeds and new tools for measuring the impact of regenerative, biodiverse ocean and land-based production, the Blue Food Innovation Summit will spotlight the disruptive innovation, creative strategy and financing necessary for creating a climate-resilient aquatic food chain.

The Spring Meetings are comprised of the joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee and the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee events. Ancillary meetings will be scheduled throughout the week, beginning Monday through Sunday.