Access a video from the Forum for Future Ocean Floor Mapping held in June 2016.
Launch of the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project
The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO are pleased to announce the launch of Seabed 2030. This project aims to facilitate the complete mapping of the ocean floor by the year 2030.
The announcement was made by Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, at the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference in New York on 6 June 2017.
Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project between GEBCO and the Nippon Foundation. GEBCO is the only long-term international project with a mandate to map the entire ocean floor.
Documents in PDF format
- Mr. Sasakawa's speech to the UN (155 KB)
- Nippon Foundation's press release (878 KB)
- GEBCO's press release (191 KB)
- Seabed 2030 Road Map (9 MB)
