Marine Life 2030: Advancing Biology and Ecosystem Ocean Observations and Forecasting. Session 1

Session 1 and Session 2:

Marine Life 2030 is a UN Ocean Decade-endorsed program seeking to establish a globally coordinated system to deliver actionable, transdisciplinary knowledge of ocean life for the benefit of all people. Marine Life 2030 aims to unite existing and emerging technologies and various partners into a global, interoperable network and community of practice. This program will advance data collection, monitoring, data flows, and modelling of marine life within this decade.
Marine Life 2030, MBON, GOOS and other initiatives and programs focus on Challenge 2 “Protect and Restore Ecosystems and Biodiversity” of the Ocean Decade. The strategic vision outlined in the Vision 2030 white paper about Challenge 2 is “to enable ecosystem-based management approaches using timely and accurate information to promote sustainable development. This includes, but is not limited to, the effective conservation and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity.”
Various regional projects plan to contribute to these aims, supporting the advancement of an integrated ocean observing system. In this session we will bring together the communities contributing to Biology and Ecosystem (BioEco) ocean observation and forecasting to foster collaboration and the exchange of ideas and best practices, build capacity and promote synergies with ocean observation initiatives and projects, as well as with the overall biodiversity monitoring community, supporting common solutions for collective impact.