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Happy birthday to the Ocean & Climate Platform!

Happy birthday to the Ocean & Climate Platform!

Last Thursday, part of the team took part in POC’s 10th anniversary, a landmark event bringing together international players in the ocean community, organized by POC and IOC-UNESCO.

10 years ago, despite its central role in regulating the planet’s climate, the Ocean was THE great absentee from intergovernmental negotiations on climate change. Thanks to the collective commitment of the Ocean-Climate Platform team and its community of scientific, economic and institutional members, the ocean is now an integral part of national climate strategies.

Together, we celebrated a decade of action for the Ocean, Climate and Biodiversity, and discussed future priorities, including the 3rd UN Conference on the Ocean in 2025 and the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences.

Taking advantage of the prestigious UNESCO stage in Paris, the assembly reiterated the crucial need to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG14 on the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and marine resources. Olivier Poivre d’Arvor highlighted a number of areas for action, such as sharing regional visions of the ocean, taking local populations more fully into account, and essential collaboration with civil society players, citizens and businesses.

The event also provided an opportunity for a warm reunion with our partners and project leaders, such as Under the Pole (GENESIS project) and Victor Brun (SHAMA project).

Well done and thank you to Romain Troublé, Loreley Picourt, Françoise Gail, Anaïs Desprez, the entire POC team, and all the members of the member community for their determination and conviction: a healthy ocean is essential to our resilience and is our best ally in the face of today’s challenges.

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The team set out to discover marine biodiversity!

The team set out to discover marine biodiversity!

We were lucky enough to dive into the heart of our beautiful Mediterranean Sea with the club le bateau jaune, to encounter a fascinating and colorful underwater world. A first for some of the team, who were making their baptism! 🐠

You don’t have to go far to discover underwater wonders! The Mediterranean abounds with treasures to explore. 

Bonus? Our scientific coordinator Charlie was able to teach us more and more about this exceptional biodiversity! 

This teambuilding experience enabled us to strengthen our ties and our commitment to protecting the ocean. Contact with nature is essential to better understand and preserve it. 

Why not take advantage of the benefits of nature and its biodiversity to recharge your batteries and marvel? Take the time to discover its wonders.

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When poetry meets the ocean…

When poetry meets the ocean...

On June 30, the skippers cast off for the Transat Québec Saint Malo of which we are a partner, taking with them a precious cargo: poems born of the “A bottle to the sea” competition, which we had the pleasure of sponsoring.

This competition, on the theme of “The St. Lawrence and the Ocean, so big, so fragile”, gave everyone the chance to celebrate the beauty and fragility of our ocean through words. Now, these poems are crossing the Atlantic, carried by the waves and the courage of the sailors.

As a partner of the Transat Québec Saint-Malo, we are proud to support this event and contribute to this poetic and committed initiative.

We’ll be present at the finish village in Saint-Malo to share our scientific projects and our commitment to preserving the ocean.

May this poetic journey inspire each and every one of us to take care of our beautiful ocean!

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Conference at KRESK 4 OCEANS

Conference at KRESK 4 OCEANS

Last week, we had the pleasure of visiting our sponsor KRESK 4 OCEANS for a conference on ocean issues.

🎯 This meeting was an opportunity for our scientific coordinator Charlie to share with their staff the challenges facing the ocean, and to tell them about the progress of their 2023 favorite project, as well as their 3 2024 favorites.

The Kresk Group and its cosmetics brands (SVR, Lazartigue and FILLMED) have created the KRESK 4 OCEANS endowment fund to contribute to the Decade of the Oceans launched by the UN for the period 2021-2030. Their aim is to understand and combat marine pollution for a clean ocean. We are proud to count KRESK 4 OCEANS among our patrons and to be able to exchange views with their employees on these subjects that are so close to our hearts.

🤝 In addition to supporting innovative research projects thanks to the support of our patrons, promoting the results of this research is an integral part of our mission. We build bridges between scientists and companies to raise awareness and provide information on ocean issues, thanks to the scientific advances of the projects we support. That’s why we’re delighted to be able to exchange ideas with companies like KRESK 4 OCEANS, who share our commitment to protecting the ocean.

Many thanks to KRESK 4 OCEANS for their warm welcome!

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Ocean protection awareness day a success at Arcanes!

Ocean protection awareness day a success at Arcanes!

Last Wednesday, we were delighted to join Arcanes, their partners Sage and Sagefondation and their customers for a day of commitment to preserving the ocean.

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A clean up to prevent plastic waste from ending up in the sea, while at the same time raising team awareness during an eco-responsible, high-impact teambuilding event.

A conference in the middle of the calanques during a boat trip to get closer to nature and raise awareness of its preservation.

During their afterwork at the Cercle des nageurs, our director Thomas talked about plastic pollution.

What a pleasure to have been able to work with such passionate and committed teams. Thank you for your energy, and see you soon for new conservation actions.

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Discover our 2024 projects ➡️ Regen Ocean Farms

Discover our 2024 projects ➡️ Regen Ocean Farms 🌿

🌱 Did you know that algae are veritable ocean superheroes? They absorb CO2, reduce water acidity, depollute and enable local economic development. That’s why we’ve chosen to support the Regen Ocean Farms project.

🧬 This innovative project aims to develop a pilot model for sustainable seaweed farming, combining traditional know-how and biotechnological enhancements to create a system that is integrated and balanced with the marine environment. On the coastlines of northeastern Brazil, this approach will regenerate marine ecosystems and create economic value while preserving traditional know-how.

📽️ Watch a video of Francimeire Costa, a doctorate in ecology and natural resources and researcher at the Bonfarto Kaj Konservado Institute (BKK), who is behind this fascinating project!

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Our ocean champions are gearing up for a challenge! 🏆

Our ocean champions take to the water! 🏆

This summer, our Pure Ocean ambassadors will be taking part in the world’s biggest sporting event! 🥳🏊‍♀️

Caroline Jouisse, our passionate open-water swimmer. In 2019, she took part in the World Military Games in Wuhan, where she won gold in the 5km open water relay and bronze in the 10km open water. In 2023, she won a leg of the World Cup circuit, and finished 3rd in the overall circuit! 🏆

Océane Cassignol comes from a family where sport is important. At the age of 11, she began swimming and quickly excelled in this discipline. She has won numerous titles, including world number 1 in 2021. In March 2024, she won gold in the mixed relay at the Open Water Swimming World Cup in Egypt, with Caroline!🥇

Alexis Jandard, our ambassador diver, began his sporting career as a gymnast before switching to diving. He took part in the Youth Olympic Games in 2014 and finished 16th in the 3M event at the 2020 Tokyo Games. In 2022, he became world vice-champion in the mixed team event! 👏

But our champion(s) aren’t just aiming for the podium in this upcoming challenge, they’ve set themselves the goal of winning the gold medal in ocean preservation! As Pure Ocean ambassadors, they embody our values and shine a light on our mission to support innovative scientific research projects to protect the ocean and its marine biodiversity. 🩵

We’re proud to support our ocean champions in their sporting events! See you this summer to follow their performances! 🤞

➡️ All behind Océane and Caroline on August 8, and Alexis on August 2. 🙌

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Finish of the Transat Québec Saint-Malo

Finish of the Transat Québec Saint-Malo

Congratulations to the Transat Québec Saint-Malo skippers who crossed the finish line this week in Saint-Malo! ⛵

What an incredible adventure, led with courage and determination by each of the sailors. Congratulations on this sporting and human achievement!

We’re proud to have been partners in this race and to have contributed to raising awareness of ocean preservation in the finish village. Alain was able to give a talk at the Maison du Quebec and one at the finish village to raise awareness of ocean protection and present our scientific projects. 🔬🌍

Our director Thomas was also on hand to welcome the skippers and celebrate the end of this crossing with them. What emotions! The poems from the “Une bouteille à la mer” competition, for which we were sponsors, arrived safely in port. We had a poetic moment, reading together these words for the ocean that had just crossed the Atlantic! 📝🌊

Congratulations to all the participants and thank you for this wonderful human and oceanic adventure. Together, let’s continue to work for the preservation of our beautiful ocean.

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