South Africa’s ocean information management system is helping to mitigate security and environmental risks.
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The trend globally is for countries to be explicit about their maritime interests, underpinned by a sound security strategy.
Oil spills from a project that’s designed to harness the economic potential of South Africa’s oceans are threatening the world’s largest remaining African Penguin colony.
South Africa has the opportunity to benefit from its ocean economy. But to do that, the country needs to put better policies in place to counter ocean acidification.
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Principal Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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