Citing “the challenges of providing input…during the current global pandemic,” the National Science Foundation today announced that it is extending the public comment period on the content and organization of the next 5-year Arctic Research Plan for 2022-2026 through August 2. The comment period was originally scheduled to conclude on July 2. The Arctic Research Plan is being developed by the [...]
Archive | April, 2020
Northeast Ocean Planning Committee Holds Webinar
The Northeast Regional Ocean Council’s (NROC) Ocean Planning Committee today held a webinar to provide an update on the Committee’s recent projects and activities, federal progress implementing the nation’s new ocean policy and recent activities of the federal Ocean Policy Council, an update on the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan revision, and NROC’s role in providing data [...]
UN Announces Postponement of Oceans Conference
Due to the global pandemic, the United Nations today announced the decision by the United Nations General Assembly to postpone the 2020 United Nations Ocean Conference that had been scheduled to take place on June 2-6 in Lisbon, Portugal. The notice stated that Conference co-hosts Kenya and Portugal will consult with the General Assembly to decide on possible future [...]
Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2020 Moved to Virtual Meeting
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation today announced that Capitol Hill Ocean Week will take place in a virtual, 1-day format on Tuesday, June 9, with a focus on protecting biodiversity. The virtual conference will include plenary sessions and concurrent breakout sessions on how science and technology are advancing understanding of the marine environment, the role of protected areas in [...]
National Science Foundation Seeks Comments on Arctic Research Plan
The National Science Foundation today announced that it is seeking comments by Thursday, July 2 on the content and organization of the next 5-year Arctic Research Plan for 2022-2026, which is being developed by the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee pursuant to the Arctic Research Policy Act. The Plan seeks to strengthen interagency communication, coordination, and collaboration among the Committee’s [...]
UN Announces Postponement of Climate Change Conference
Due to the global pandemic, the United Nations today announced the decision by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP Bureau, the United Kingdom, and Italy to postpone the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference that had been scheduled to take place in Glasgow in November. Dates for a rescheduled conference in Glasgow next year will [...]
