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The promotive effect of ocean literacy on marine conservation behavior: A qualitative study based on Chinese university students. [PDF]
PLoS ONEOcean literacy plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable marine conservation behaviors, yet its underlying psychological mechanisms among university students remain underexplored, particularly within Asian contexts.
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Ocean Literacy for Ocean Sustainability: Reflections From Australia
Ocean and SocietyEnsuring a sustainable future for the global ocean requires meaningful dialogue and engagement with society. Around the world, efforts to engage and collaborate with society increasingly emphasise ocean literacy as a potential tool for engaging and ...
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Taking Ocean Literacy Literally: Reflections on Literature’s Influence on Ocean Literacy
Ocean and SocietyThroughout history, literature has focused on humankind’s complex relationship with the sea. Although culture, and literature in particular, has offered readers an opportunity to learn about and connect with the ocean realm when it comes to public ...
Michelle E. Portman, Jordana Portman
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The Psychology of Ocean Literacy
EncyclopediaOcean Literacy (OL) can be broadly defined as a framework for understanding the complex and evolving relationships between people and the ocean. It is increasingly recognized as a vital component of marine conservation and sustainability efforts.
Brianna Le Busque
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Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement. [PDF]
Rev Fish Biol Fish, 2022 Improved public understanding of the ocean and the importance of sustainable ocean use, or ocean literacy, is essential for achieving global commitments to sustainable development by 2030 and beyond. However, growing human populations (particularly in mega-cities), urbanisation and socio-economic disparity threaten opportunities for people to engage ...
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OPINION PIECE Making ocean literacy inclusive and accessible [PDF]
Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 2021 Engagement in marine science has historically been the privilege of a small number of people with access to higher education, specialised equipment and research funding. Such constraints have often limited public engagement and may have slowed the uptake
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Exploring Our Oceans: Using the Global Classroom to Develop Ocean Literacy
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Developing the ocean literacy of individuals of all ages from all countries, cultures, and economic backgrounds is essential to inform choices for sustainable living in the future, but how we reach and represent diverse voices is a challenge.
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Leveraging Networks to Promote Ocean Literacy
Current: The Journal of Marine EducationOne of the key approaches to promoting ocean literacy described by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations during the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is leveraging networks (UNESCO-IOC 2021).
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Ocean literacies: the promise of regional approaches integrating ocean histories and psychologies
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 The current concept of ocean literacy reflects a prerequisite for achieving ocean sustainability. Existing ocean literacy reflects a fundamentally western view of oceans that works in tension with ocean literacy goals.
Kathleen Schwerdtner Manez +2 more
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Research trends and content analysis of ocean literacy studies between 2017 and 2021
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Ocean literacy (OL) refers to the ability of citizens to understand and explain the concepts and phenomena related to the oceans, and leads them to positive behavioral change for the protection and sustainability of the oceans.
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