In the backdrop of the UN Ocean Conference 2025 in Nice, GEO Blue Planet is pleased to invite you to an official side event dedicated to the Sargassum crisis, taking place on the afternoon of 10 June 2025 at the Mama Shelter Hotel, in Nice, France. 

Organized in collaboration with Région Guadeloupe, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), UNEP Cartagena Convention’s Biodiversity Protocol (SPAW RAC), Trinidad and Tobago’s Institute of Maritime Affairs, Expertise France, ADEME, Mercator Ocean International, and the University of South Florida, the event will bring together a broad range of stakeholders to promote coordinated international action on this pressing environmental and socio-economic challenge. It will present the latest knowledge on Sargassum, from its monitoring at sea to opportunities for valorization, and will highlight collaborative approaches already underway across the region. 

The event will take place from 15:00 to 18:00, and will be followed by a cocktail buffet dinner. The detailed programme will be available soon.