International Ocean Data Conference
The OBIS We Need for the Ocean We Want (YouTube) — Ward Appeltans
OBIS — Ocean Biodiversity Information System
The global open-access database for marine biodiversity — search, map, and download tens of millions of species occurrence records standardized to Darwin Core.
Learn more7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB 2026)
MBON at the 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity — sessions leveraging the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network of GEO BON and the Marine Life 2030 programme of the UN Ocean Decade.
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UN Ocean Conference Lisbon 2022
MBON joined partners at UNOC Lisbon 2022 for a side event on integrating marine life observations into indicators for conservation, restoration, and sustainable development.
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UN Ocean Conference 2022
MBON participated in events surrounding the UN Ocean Conference 2022, advancing Marine Life 2030 and ocean decade commitments for global biodiversity observation.
Read storyGEO Virtual Symposium 2020
Essential Ocean Variables for sustained observations of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, presented at the GEO Virtual Symposium.
View detailsKavli Frontiers of Science, 18th Chinese-American Symposium
Tracking ecosystem shifts from microbes to mammals with environmental DNA, presented at the Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium.
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