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UN-Oceans HOME About UN-Oceans UN-Oceans Events Inter-Agency Activities UN-Oceans Task Forces Documents / Reports UN-Oceans leaflet Updated in May 2012	UN-Oceans Events UN-Oceans at Tara Oceans expedition press conference, UN Headquarter, New York City. 9 February 2012 On 9 February 2012, UN-Oceans was invited to join a press conference at UN Headquarters surrounding the arrival of the Tara Oceans expedition in New York. UN-Oceans Coordinator Andrew Hudson was joined on the panel by Philippe Kridelka, IOC/UNESCO, Dr. Eric Karasenti, Tara Scientific Director, and Ms. agnès b., fashion designer and the main sponsor of Tara. Dr. Karasenti delivered an excellent presentation on how the research of the Tara is linked to key global threats especially climate change. UN-Oceans and Philippe's statements are available below. Webcast of the event is available at http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2012/02/the-tara-oceans-expedition-press-conference.html and you can learn more about the Tara Oceans Expedition at http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org UN-Oceans Statement, Tara Expeditions Press Conference, DHL Auditorium, United Nations Secretariat, New York, NY, 9 February 2012 (Statement in PDF) IOC-UNESCO Intervention on Tara Expeditions, Philippe Kridelka (UNESCO), Press event, 9 February 2012 (Intervention in PDF) UN-Oceans Side Event at COP-17, Durban, South Africa. 8 December 2011. "OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: THE OTHER HALF OF THE CO₂ PROBLEM" CO₂ is causing our oceans to acidify at rates not seen for last 20 million years; business as usual scenarios for CO₂ emissions will lead to increases in ocean acidity by 2050 with potentially dramatic effects on marine life, including socioeconomic. This side event addressed this other CO₂ problem. Full text of speeches delivered during the side event are now available Dr W. Watson-Wright (moderator) Assistant Director-General, UNESCO and Executive Secretary IOC Welcome and Opening Remarks (PDF) Honourable Gaspar Vega Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) in Belize Text of speech (PDF) Dr Carol Turley Senior Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Presentation (PDF) Dr Luke Brander Environmental Economist and Associate Researcher, Division of Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University Amsterdam Presentation (PDF) Dr Dorothée Herr Marine Program Officer, IUCN Global Marine and Polar Program Presentation (PDF) Ms Mary Barton-Dock Key spokesperson at World Bank on environmental and climate change issues Presentation (PDF) View invitation