Climate policy and environmental and wildlife protection are increasingly important all over the planet. Environmental protection at a global scale and, in particular, protection of the world's oceans are pressing challenges for all societies. The world's oceans are vital to the survival of humanity and need global, effective, and balanced marine conservation. COE CSW supports the development of a NATO doctrine GUIDANCE ON RESPONSIBLE USE OF ACTIVE SONAR a practical implementation of NATO's environmental protection policy for commanders at sea. User-friendly standards protect noise-sensitive species in the marine environment!

Subject Matter Experts from 7 NATO Nations and members of a NATO Specialist Team will meet in Kiel/Germany on 14 & 15 June 2023.