All indicators are alarming: the ocean is overheating, and marine biodiversity is collapsing.This crisis not only threatens marine ecosystems but also poses a threat to the global climate and by extension, the survival of our species. The year 2025 offers a unique political opportunity to achieve concrete progress in ocean protection, thanks to the UN International Ocean Summit in June 2025 in Nice, France. In this context, a Citizens' Coalition for Ocean Protection, composed of 132 french NGOs, 120 public figures, and more than 45,000 citizens, has been formed to advocate for 15 essential points for the ocean, climate, and social justice.

On the occasion of the new European parliamentary session, BLOOM is organizing a mobilization campaign during an event in Brussels on October 16, 2024, and is expanding the coalition at the European level. Following the European legislative elections, we know that the majority of Members of the European Parliament will vote against protecting life unless we prevent them. At the dawn of a crucial European mandate in the face of urgent issues, BLOOM and youth organizations want to hold European institutions accountable for their responsibilities!

18h30 Reception and ocean exhibition

Scientists, activists, and artists will take turns speaking at the microphone.

19h Speeches and artistic performances.

Spaces for meetings and mobilization.