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With less than 90 days until the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the largest global gathering ever dedicated to the ocean, nations across the Western Pacific committed to fostering cooperation in ocean science, strengthening the science-policy interface, and advancing sustainable resource management to restore ocean health and productivity.
These commitments came at the Fifteenth Intergovernmental Session of UNESCO’s IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), convened in Tokyo from 11 to 13 March 2025 and hosted by the Government of Japan through its Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Original Article: Western Pacific nations launch new push to protect ocean biodiversity
