https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.6 2026-03-19T10:41:57.720Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/providers/3acd376a-6eff-42a8-a9e4-fb0b5d4dcd71 UNESCO/IOC The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO wasfounded in 1960 on basis of the recognition that the oceans, coveringsome seventy percent of the earth's surface, exert a profoundinfluence on mankind and even on all forms of life on Earth... Inorder to properly interpret the full value of the oceans to mankind,they must be studied from many points of view. While pioneeringresearch and new ideas usually come from individuals and small groups,many aspects of oceanic investigations present far too formidable atask to be undertaken by any one nation or even a few nations.The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCOprovides Member States of the United Nations with an essentialmechanism for global co-operation in the study of the ocean. The IOCassists governments to address their individual and collective oceanand coastal problems through the sharing of knowledge, information andtechnology and through the coordination of national programs.Website: 'http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/index.php'[Summary provided by UNESCO.]