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The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), established in 1960 as a body with functional autonomy within UNESCO, is the only competent organization for marine science within the UN system.
The purpose of the Commission is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity-building, in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development, the protection of the marine environment, and the decision-making processes of its Member States. In addition, IOC is recognized through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the competent international organization in the fields of Marine Scientific Research (Part XIII) and Transfer of Marine Technology (Part XIV).
Upcoming Events
30 July 2020 - 29 June 2021
Paris cedex 07, France
Ninth meeting of the Global Ocean Observing System Steering Committee, part 2
28 September - 1 October 2020
France
[ONLINE] Plenary 3: Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices IV OBPS Workshop 2020
30 September 2020
Paris, France
Online workshop on “Linking economic potential and marine ecosystem health for sustainable development through Marine Spatial Planning”
30 September 2020
[Online] First Session of the Steering Group for the OceanTeacher Global Academy 2 Project
5 - 7 October 2020