The world’s oceans are vital to maintaining the health of our planet, but are also one of its last unmapped territories.

UNESCO and the Ocean Decade programme team have reached an important milestone. They have kicked-off the Ocean Decade Corporate Data Group to develop a framework for privately-collected ocean data to be made publicly available for the benefit of the ocean’s—and the planet’s— health.

Fugro’s Louis Demargne has been embedded with UNESCO for the past year. Ahead of the launch of the Ocean Decade Corporate Data Group

on February 7 2023, Demargne spoke to Jon Baston-Pitt, to describe the group’s work, the role of the private sector, and how businesses can collaborate to share their data for the benefit of all.

Host

Jon Baston-Pitt

Guests

Louis Demargne, Data & Knowledge Management Officer, UNESCO

Photo Credit

Shaun Wolfe, Ocean Image Bank