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Access links to our press releases, videos, brochures and the latest news for The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project.

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The Project Team: enquiries@seabed2030.org

Pegah Souri at Shearwater Global: pegah.souri@shearwater.global , +44 (0)7951 581707

 

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Seabed Indesign Brand Guidelines June 2022

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New partnership announced between Seabed 2030 and Brazil’s Marine Geology and Geophysics Program

30 September 2022
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced a new partnership with the Brazilian Program of Marine Geology and Geophysics (PGGM). The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the collaborative work being undertaken to further our understanding of ocean bathymetry and contribute to the global effort to produce the definitive map of the ocean floor.
Screenshot of Absolute Ocean portal

Seabed 2030 enters new partnership with Terradepth in a collaboration that will boost project’s crowdsourcing initiatives

13 July 2022
Terradepth and The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project have announced a new partnership which will utilize Terradepth's geospatial data portal known as Absolute Ocean. Seabed 2030 will use Absolute Ocean as a data visualization and exploration tool as part of the international effort to map the entire ocean floor. The announcement was made on the heels of the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
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News appearances

To Save Earth's Climate, Map the Oceans
August 2021 | Bloomberg
Scientists aim to build a detailed seafloor map by 2030 to reveal the ocean's unknowns
July 2021 | The Conversation
Mapping quest edges past 20% of global ocean floor
June 2021 | BBC News
Can Scientists Map the Entire Seafloor by 2030?
June 2021 | Smithsonian Magazine
Mapping the Secrets of the Earth's Seabed
June 2021 | Bloomberg
Mapping the World's Ocean
June 2021 | IES Environmental Scientist
Inspiring a Transparent and Accessible Ocean for All
May 2021 | ECO Magazine
Mapping The Seafloor: Time To Hit The Accelerator
May 2021 | Forbes Technology Council
Oceans' extreme depths measured in precise detail
May 2021 | BBC News
Filling in the gaps in the offshore map: Seabed 2030
March 2021 | Offshore Technology
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Brochures, documents and publications

Reports from research conducted by NLA International, as commissioned by Seabed 2030.

Seabed 2030/Wind In the Sails Phase 1 Report

 

Seabed 2030 Survey Report 2-Final

 

 

SB2030 11 08 21 - Online Survey Report Vol 2 Addendum

 

 

Seabed 2030 Project Event: From Vision to Action

Presentations from the Seabed 2030 Project Event: From Vision to Action, held at the Royal Society, London, UK, October 22 2019.

Concept paper on Seabed 2030

Access a paper detailing the background to and need for Seabed 2030.

Mayer, L.; Jakobsson, M.; Allen, G.; Dorschel, B.; Falconer, R.; Ferrini, V.; Lamarche, G.; Snaith, H.; Weatherall, P. The Nippon Foundation—GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project: The Quest to See the World’s Oceans Completely Mapped by 2030. Geosciences 2018, 8, 63.

Seabed 2030 brochure

September 2017

Seabed 2030 Brochure

Seabed 2030 Roadmap

June 2017,updated October 2020 - Please note that this is an updated version of the original document that includes an addendum on mapping target resolutions (section 8).

Seabed_2030 Road Map

 

 

Seabed 2030 'In-Depth' Newsletter

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In-Depth December 2021
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In-Depth September 2020
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