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17-25 January 2026, love your ocean

At the “Love Your Ocean” area, visitors of all ages have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in ocean sustainability, listen to lectures, participate in workshops, and discuss issues with our network of experts on site.

Since 2021, the initiative has been part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The area, which covers almost 800 square meters, features seven islands dedicated to the seven goals of the UN Ocean Decade. We offer workshops and hands-on activities for young and old, especially for schoolchildren, who can book a special session with our marine biologists as part of the boot4school program. On the Water Pixel World stage, people from all over the world present their sustainability projects.

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10.02.2026 at 11 .am.

We invite you to set the stage for public welfare orientation in water sports.

We will explain the advantages for companies working for the common good in a series of expert-led workshops Together, we will examine the following questions:

• What can we learn from successful companies?

• How can ecological, social, and economic sustainability be combined?

• What business advantages does public welfare management offer?

19 February 2026 at 5 p.m.

The next Ocean Decade Dialogue will focus on the third challenge of the decade: How can the ocean sustainably feed the world's population?

Together with Sea Ranger e.V. and EU4Algae, we will explore future-proof approaches to fisheries in the 21st century and the great potential of algae as a sustainable resource.

24 March 2026 at the Zeiss Großplanetarium

Halfway through the Ocean Decade: what have we achieved in Germany so far and what aims do we have for the last 5 years of the decade?

The German Ocean Foundation and the Stiftung Planetarium Berlin invite you to join the next Parliamentary Ocean Evening at the Zeiss Großplanetarium in Berlin.

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