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United Nations Ocean Conference 2025

9-13 June 2025
Nice, France

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Meet the Charles Darwin Foundation in Nice!

A delegation from the Charles Darwin Foundation will be attending the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice and the One Ocean Science Congress the week before. We'll be co-hosting and speaking at various events in the Blue and Green Zones, and we'd love to connect with you there!
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Agenda

Ocean Science Congress

Schmidt Ocean Institute

Tuesday, 3 June

16:00-17:30: Stuart Banks – Oral Presentation: Knowledge of the Deep Ocean and ways to ensure its sustainable use | Quai Amiral Infernet at Port Lympia (Room 6), Session T4-5

18:00–20:00: Inti Keith – Poster Presentation: Unveiling how climate variability shapes coral reefs in the Galapagos Marine Reserve | La Baleine, Session T3-6


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Rashid Cruz-CDF

Monday, 9 June

19:00-21:00: Galápagos: Evolving Together for Marine Conservation | Hotel Mama Shelter, 21 Bd de Riquier (Invitation only event.)

Tuesday, 10 June

12:00–12:50: Side Event – Ecological Connectivity as the Basis for Intergovernmental Collaboration in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR) | Costa Rica Pavilion, La Baleine, Green Zone

17:00-18:00: Side Event – Exploring the Unknown: Regional Science for Deep Ocean Action | Costa Rica Pavilion, La Baleine, Green Zone

Wednesday, 11 June

18:30–20:30: Charles Darwin Foundation Cocktail Event | Club Nautique de Nice, 50 Bd Franck Pilatte
Hosted by the Charles Darwin Foundation and Focused on Nature. Invitation only.

Thursday, 12 June

10:30-11:45: Side Event – Successful Implementation of Ecuador's Hermandad Marine Reserve: When all the Pieces of the Puzzle are in Place | Quai Amiral Infernet at Port Lympia (Room 2), Blue Zone* | Event ID 92

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15:45–17:00: Side event – Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Tropical Pacific – Quai Amiral Infernet at Port Lympia (Room 5), Blue Zone* | Event ID 110

  • Stuart Banks will be a panelist
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Meet our UNOC3 delegation

Rakan Zahawi

Executive Director and CEO

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Ambre Tanty-Lamothe

Director of Marketing and Communications

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Inti Keith

Principal Investigator - Marine Biodiversity Research

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Stuart Banks

Principal Investigator - Deep-Ocean Exploration & Conservation

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Gabriel Vianna

Co-Principal Investigator - Shark Ecology & Conservation

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César Viteri

Co-Principal Investigator - Sustainable Fisheries

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Jorge Ramírez

Co-Principal Investigator - Sustainable Fisheries

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Daniel Angel

Grants Manager

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Daniela Ibarra

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

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News and Resources

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Ecosystem Accounts for Ecuador's IEEZ

Explore Ecuador's first ecosystems account for the Insular Exclusive Economic Zone of Ecuador.
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Ocean programs

Discover the charles Darwin Foundation's research and conservation programs in the marine realm.
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Science strategy

Our Science Strategy outlines how we will focus our research and conservation agenda for the next 5 years.
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Billy Bensted-Smith-CDF

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