Conference
Living Seas – 1st National German Ocean Conference 2025
6 May 2025
Living Seas – 1st National German Ocean Conference 2025
Conference
Biodiversity
Start date: 6 May 2025
End date: 7 May 2025
Time:
Place: Berlin, Germany
Address: Westhafen Event and Convention Center WECC
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Description
The first National German Ocean Conference took place in Berlin from May 6 to 7, 2025. All stakeholders of the "ocean community" met – from society, politics, environmental and business associations, companies, marine research, and federal and coastal state administrations – to discuss the future of the oceans.
Healthy oceans are vital to our planet, providing habitat for millions of living creatures, serving as a source of food and recreation, creating jobs, and stabilising the global climate. However, the oceans – including the North and Baltic Seas – are under severe pressure. Therefore, it is important to come together and make the protection and sustainable use of the oceans a social and political priority.
Projects and initiatives aimed at protecting and sustainably using the oceans were central themes, as well as Germany's contributions to the UN Ocean Conference (June 9-13, 2025, in Nice, France). This provided a particular opportunity to discuss concrete measures, implementation paths, and exemplary best practices.
For young people (18-25 age), the conference offered a valuable opportunity for networking and exchange, with a final panel discussion only dedicated to education and youth.
CCB's participants in the event
- Ole Lorenzen, CCB Youth Group representative
- Bettina Taylor, CCB Co-Chair / BUND - Friends of the Earth Germany
Pictures
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
Healthy oceans are vital to our planet, providing habitat for millions of living creatures, serving as a source of food and recreation, creating jobs, and stabilising the global climate. However, the oceans – including the North and Baltic Seas – are under severe pressure. Therefore, it is important to come together and make the protection and sustainable use of the oceans a social and political priority.
Projects and initiatives aimed at protecting and sustainably using the oceans were central themes, as well as Germany's contributions to the UN Ocean Conference (June 9-13, 2025, in Nice, France). This provided a particular opportunity to discuss concrete measures, implementation paths, and exemplary best practices.
For young people (18-25 age), the conference offered a valuable opportunity for networking and exchange, with a final panel discussion only dedicated to education and youth.
CCB's participants in the event
- Ole Lorenzen, CCB Youth Group representative
- Bettina Taylor, CCB Co-Chair / BUND - Friends of the Earth Germany
Pictures
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
