The ability to connect science and policy is also crucial to the oceans’ survival. The CNRS is becoming increasingly involved in major global decision-making bodies as a result of its status as one of the largest contributors of IPCC reports.
The crisis brought on by the Covid-19 virus served as a reminder of the significance of bringing knowledge into the policy arena. Petit stresses the necessity of reestablishing science’s proper place in society. Utilizing the favorable terrain that oceans enjoy is even better.
The conservation of marine life under Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) of the 2030 Agenda is the primary focus of the United Nations initiative known as the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). This global endeavor involves scientists, policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and other stakeholders. “The Ocean Task Force is currently producing a strategic document on the topic of sustainability that draws on the ten CNRS institutes,” Claudet claims. The United Nations Decade’s objective is to propose solutions to ocean-related issues, and this document may provide a springboard for such responses.
Starfish, one of the five missions of the brand-new Horizon Europe (2021-2027) program, was one of the initiatives that were sparked by the Decade. Its goal is to restore European marine and freshwater ecosystems by 2030. It is normal for the Ocean PPR-identified issues to be included in Mission Starfish 2030 or the United Nations Decade for the Oceanographic Sciences. According to Jeandel, the same scientific issues confront the community as a whole.
