Under the theme of Leading Transformation Together, the fourth edition of the World Biodiversity Forum WBF will take place from Sunday, 14 June to Friday, 19 June 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
Bending the curve of biodiversity loss, and addressing the interconnected planetary crises that negatively impact planetary health and social justice requires the development of actionable solutions based on the best available knowledge, jointly across sectors and generations.
The EuroGEO Marine and Coastal Action Group, led by GEO Blue Planet and GEO AquaWatch EU offices, is dedicated to closing the gap between Earth Observation (EO) data and intelligence for marine and coastal decision-making. This workshop convenes stakeholders from EU projects and initiatives engaged in the data-to-intelligence framework to co-design strategies that transform raw data into meaningful information and knowledge, ensuring alignment with key EU priorities such as the European Green Deal, the Digital Twin of the Ocean, and the European Ocean Pact.
Come join us for this exciting workshop!
We will be working on building together the EuroGEO Marine & Coastal Action Group, to foster collaboration within European projects to ensure their legacy and to be part of a European momentum on how observations can help to improve coastal resilience and solve ocean-related issues.
Participate in ECSA 61 and contribute your recent findings in all aspects of coastal and estuarine sciences. Building on the results of several Horizon Europe projects it is a unique opportunity to show the most recent advances of coastal marine research and their applications for European and international policies.
For this purpose, ECSA 61 brings together a global multi-disciplinary community of researchers and professionals.
For the first time ECSA invites you for a ‘Science-meets-Policy’ day (24 August 2026), during which you have the chance to discuss research findings and applications for a sustainable future of coasts with managers and decision-makers from Europe and all over the world, and the ways in which these can be used in current monitoring and assessment policies.
The 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be organized in Bruges between November 17th and 20th 2026. Find out more about the venue here.
The WCMB 2026 will fly the UN Ocean Decade flag, as it has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Event. The overall theme of the Conference is “The marine biodiversity insights we need, for the ocean we want”. As the Conference will take place a little over halfway through the UN Ocean Decade, it will provide an excellent opportunity to take stock of ongoing actions and initiatives, but also evaluate what still needs to be tackled by the end of the Decade.
