The ocean tells us about the state of our planet – today and in the future.
The EU has now decided to allocate more funds to improve coordination and data collection. The so-called Ocean Eye initiative, with an initial budget of €50 million, aims both to safeguard Europe’s independence and to invite international partners to participate in the vital work of gathering observations above and below the surface.
Until now, the US has played a leading role, providing the rest of the world with data. But there is now a fear that the Trump administration’s budget cuts and geopolitical shifts may affect the US’s flow of observations and its willingness to share knowledge.
Deep Sea Reporter met Joanna Post, head of GOOS, the Global Ocean Observation System. A branch of UNESCO dedicated to strengthening and securing cooperation between the world’s nations on the issues of ocean monitoring.
” We are really trying to build a open system that is a public resourse so it has to be open, it has to be shared. There is a huge space for Europe for East Asia and other countires to add and invest in this system. Because it is very hard in the current geo political climate but we need to understand that it is a global system for global good.”
Link to Ocean Eye initiativet
Link to GOOS, Global Ocean Observation System
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