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May 20, 2026
Peace Boat Programmes Featured in New Springer Nature Publication on Ocean Literacy and the UN Ocean Decade
Peace Boat is proud to announce the publication of a new academic chapter highlighting its Ocean Literacy, youth empowerment initiatives and Ecoship in the newly released Springer Nature volume Ocean Literacy: The Foundation for the Success of the Ocean Decade. Published by Springer Nature as an open-access academic publication, the book brings together contributions from more than 250 authors across… Read more »
May 19, 2026
Connecting Hiroshima to the Southern Ocean: A Unified Vision for Antarctic Peace and Conservation
Antarctica’s significance as a continent dedicated to peace and science was highlighted on May 7, 2026, at the Cervantes Institute in Tokyo with the event, “Beyond the Ice: Antarctica as a Blueprint for Peace and Conservation.” Co-hosted by ASOC (Antarctic and Southern Oceans Coalition), FoE Japan and Peace Boat, the event aimed to raise public awareness of the 48th Antarctic… Read more »
February 25, 2026
Peace Boat’s Global Voyage Connects Chile to International Ocean Governance and Blue Innovation
Peace Boat’s 122nd Global Voyage made significant stops in two Chilean ports, Valparaiso (January 26) and Punta Arenas (January 31 – February 1), hosting a series of high-level programmes focused on ocean education, maritime culture, science, art, and blue innovation. The timing of these events was especially important, following the entry into force of the United Nations High Seas Treaty,… Read more »
December 22, 2025
Season’s Greetings from Tokyo!
As we approach the end of 2025, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your continued support. This season offers a special opportunity to reflect on the past year’s milestones and to share our hopes for the year ahead. One of the most meaningful developments of 2025 has been the partnership between Peace Boat and the Nobel… Read more »
December 2, 2025
Peace Boat at COP30: Youth Leadership, Ecoship, and Climate Justice
In November 2025, Peace Boat participated in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, contributing to global discussions on climate action, ocean protection, youth empowerment, and peace for climate justice. Held in the heart of the Amazon, COP30 brought together governments, civil society organizations, Indigenous leaders, researchers, and youth from around the world to address the… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Ecoship Events at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28
Ecoship and Peace Boat will participate in COP28, the United Nations Climate Change conference to be held in Dubai, UAE, November 28 – December 12, 2023. Ecoship will hold several side events. Peace Boat will partner with other civil society organizations at COP28 to call for increased ambition on climate action and to support those on the front lines of… Read more »
October 11, 2023
“Sailing for change” Celebrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Peace Boat’s 40th Anniversary in New York City
Immediately following the United Nations General Assembly High-level Week, including the SDG and Climate Ambition Summits, Peace Boat’s new ship the M/V Pacific World visited New York City on September 30, 2023 for the first time since the pandemic as part of its 115th Global Voyage, having departed from Japan in mid-August. The occasion also marked Peace Boat’s 40th Anniversary,… Read more »
June 2, 2022
Peace Boat to hold official side event at the UN Ocean Conference
Peace Boat is honoured and delighted to be hold an official side event at the UN Ocean Conference to be held in Lisbon at the end of June. The UN Ocean Conference co-hosted by Portugal and Kenya will be held in Lisbon June 27 – July 1. It will build on the success of the UN Ocean Conference held in New… Read more »
April 21, 2022
Ecoship and Peace Boat at Our Ocean Conference 2022 in Palau
Peace Boat was honoured to be invited to participate in the Our Ocean Conference 2022 held in Palau between April 13-14, as well as related activities and events. The theme of the conference was “Our Ocean, Our People, Our Prosperity,” drawing on the rich tradition as an ocean society, focusing on islander perspectives and approaches to ensuring the health of our ocean. … Read more »
November 24, 2021
UN Climate Change Conference COP26: Calling for Greater Ambition
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held in Glasgow from November 1-12, to further the goals of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and negotiate the implementation of the Paris Agreement which aims to keep global warming to below 1.5C. Peace Boat co-organized and participated in several side events throughout the conference in the UNFCCC administered Blue Zone. In… Read more »