There is no shortage of global objectives and targets driving ocean conservation. However, protecting oceans depends on the communities that steward them.
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Two international ocean science and policy meetings this month have called on nations to be more ambitious in their efforts to protect and restore marine ecosystems.
The Scottish Association for Marine Science wants to better consider how its research could affect the ocean.
COP27’s agreement on observing the oceans sets a strong foundation for policymakers to invest in internationally linked observation that will help countries better monitor these carbon sinks.
The oceans play a key role in regulating life on Earth. We must shift our view of them from as something to use if we hope to develop them sustainably.
Join us for a free online discussion about the history and future of the world’s oceans.
The ocean moderates climate change by absorbing CO₂ emissions, hosts valuable biodiversity and provides food to millions, but all of these services are threatened by pollution and human activities.
The UN’s Ocean Decade demands collaborative action across disciplines, nations, communities, and generations, and its success relies on diverse voices that represent current and future ocean leaders.
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Programme director IMR Global Development, Institute of Marine Research, professor, University of Bergen
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Research Associate, Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
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Oceanógrafo y profesor de investigación, actualmente director del centro, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC)
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Future Ocean and Coastal Infrastructures (FOCI) Consortium, Memorial University, Canada, and Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania
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CEO and Scientific Director, Ocean Frontier Institute; Professor of Oceanography, Dalhousie University
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Dalhousie University
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Director, Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of Waikato
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Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Law and Rutherford Discovery Fellow, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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PhD Candidate in Law, University of Canterbury
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Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Researcher, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University