News & Events

The GEM Webinar Series (2nd Event) is scheduled for 9:00-10:30 am (GMT) on 22 January 2026. We are very happy to invite Prof. Amanda Reichelt-Brushett and Dr. Caroline Marie B. Jaraula to share their research with us. Please find more details below. We also welcome your engagement in the following academic contributions. The presentation topics can cover any content related to estuarine research and UN Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 17, including, but not limited to:

From December 26 to 27, the 2025 Symposium on Advancing the Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) took place in Guangzhou, China. Hosted by the Decade Collaborative Centre on Ocean-Climate Nexus and Coordination Amongst Decade Implementing Partners (DCC-OCC), the South China Sea Bureau of the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the First Institute of Oceanography under the Ministry of Natural Resources, the symposi

In the most recent Ocean Decade Progress Report (July 2024 - June 2025) by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme was specially reported as a case study under Ocean Decade Challenge 1: Marine Pollution. This signifies the broad acknowledgment of GEM's accomplishments throughout the previous year and the first five years of the Ocean Decade. “At the halfway mark of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Susta

Nankai University Shenzhen Research Institute hosted the International Symposium on Risk Management and Control of New Pollutants on November 27th. Prof. Kenneth Leung delivered a report titled "Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in global estuaries: Scientific challenges and research gaps," shedding light on the latest developments and future strategies of the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme. He extended a warm invitation to potential partne

The 24th Pacific Science Congress commenced in Shantou, Guangdong on November 21st, under the theme "Towards a Sustainable Future." The Congress brought together around 800 scientific researchers from over 150 academic institutions and organizations across 18 countries and regions worldwide. The Pacific Science Association (PSA), established in 1920, is a comprehensive international scientific organization spanning fields such as oceanography, environment, climate, health, an