Meetings

Working Group on Changing Ocean Climate and Ocean Acidification

Biodiversity Committee Heads of Delegation

This meeting will be held over two mornings

Jurists/Linguists

This meeting is for JL representatives of Contracting Parties only

Intersessional correspondence group on Economic and Social Analysis

Environmental Impacts of Human Activities Committee

This meeting will be held over 2 mornings on the 21st and 22nd October 2026.

Managing delivery of the next OSPAR Assessment

Intersessional Correspondence Group on Measures and Recommendations

To be held over one morning

Governance Group

This hybrid meeting will be held from 09.00-12.00 (UK Time), and is for Governance Group members only

Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Protected Areas

4th Informal Consultation Session of the HELCOM Expert Group on Underwater Noise and the OSPAR Intersessional Correspondence Group on Underwater Noise

Working Group on Monitoring and on Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment (MIME)

A one-day session dedicated to HARSAT will be held from Monday 16 to Tuesday 17 November, with a separate agenda. The HARSAT session is open to MIME participants as well as the HARSAT User Group and experts.

Coordination Group

Please note that this meeting will be preceded by a workshop - OSPAR NEAES "lessons learned". Please note that you will require an ETA to enter the UK from 2 April 2025. For more information, see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta An ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires.

Heads of Delegation

Please note: The timing of HOD(2) 2026 is still to be confirmed since this meeting will be preceded by a meeting with Indigenous Peoples Organisations (Still TBC) Please note that you will require an ETA to enter the UK from 2 April 2025. For more information, see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta An ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires.

Intersessional Correspondence Group on the implementation follow up of measures for the protection and conservation of species and habitats

Intersessional Correspondence Group on Eutrophication

Timings of the meeting to be confirmed. Please note that you will require an ETA to enter the UK from 2 April 2025. For more information, see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta An ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires.

Joint meeting of ICG-EUT and INPUT

Timings to be confirmed. Please note that you will require an ETA to enter the UK from 2 April 2025. For more information, see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta An ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires.

Working Group on Inputs to the Marine Environment

Timings to be confirmed. Please note that you will require an ETA to enter the UK from 2 April 2025. For more information, see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta An ETA lasts for 2 years or until your passport expires.