People and Nature, 2023 Four decades of research on the health effects of ‘connection to nature’ identifies many wellbeing advantages for young people. Yet this literature has developed largely without reference to biophysical evidence about mass biodiversity loss, the ...
Linda Murray +7 more
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Scientists for Ocean Literacy: An Ocean Decade Project to Empower Scientists as Ocean Champions
Marine Technology Society Journal, 2022 Abstract The Ocean Decade project “Scientists for Ocean Literacy” is helping marine scientists become more actively involved in public engagement. Scientists have the power, knowledge, and passion to explain the importance of the ocean for the planet. But scientists cannot do this alone.
Dina Eparkhina
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Diving into a sea of knowledge: empowering teachers to enhance ocean literacy in primary schools through an ocean education training program [PDF]
Environmental Education ResearchDespite the opportunity to integrate ocean literacy in schools, there is limited global evidence that learning about the ocean has been prioritised in formal educational systems. An overloaded curriculum, teacher’s lack of ocean knowledge and the limited
Cátia Freitas +3 more
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Marine Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes among University Students in Hong Kong: An Application of the Ocean Literacy Framework. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023 In this study, we assessed the general marine environmental knowledge and attitudes of university students from eight public universities in Hong Kong.
Mallick D, Tsang EPK, Lee JC, Cheang CC.
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Designing With an Ocean Literacy Approach: Towards the Definition of “Ocean Cycle‐Centric Design”
Ocean and SocietyThe Ocean Decade has provided a unique framework for fostering science‐informed practices that necessitate a rethinking of human relationships with the sea.
Letizia Artioli +5 more
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Disseminating STEM Subjects and Ocean Literacy through a Bioinspired Toolkit. [PDF]
Biomimetics (Basel), 2023 Over the last decade, education has been evolving to equip students with the fundamental skills required to cope with the challenges of sustainability and inclusivity, such as quality education, access to clean water, cultural heritage preservation and ...
Costa D, Screpanti L, Scaradozzi D.
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Impact of the citizen science project COLLECT on ocean literacy and well-being within a north/west African and south-east Asian context. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Plastic pollution is both a societal and environmental problem and citizen science has shown to be a useful tool to engage both the public and professionals in addressing it. However, knowledge on the educational and behavioral impacts of citizen science
Severin MI +24 more
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Deep learning and genomic strategies for ocean literacy development
AIMS Environmental ScienceIndonesia, as a nation with rich marine biodiversity, faces significant challenges in fostering ocean literacy due to the limited integration of ecological and technological content in formal education.
Rifki Risma Munandar +3 more
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Ocean Literacy as a Mechanism for Change Across and Beyond the UN Ocean Decade
Ocean and SocietyUnderstanding the complexity of human–ocean relationships has been increasingly recognized as being central to addressing the triple crises currently facing the ocean and the communities that depend on it—climate change, biodiversity loss, and social ...
Emma McKinley +3 more
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Awareness of ocean literacy principles and ocean conservation engagement among American adults
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Ocean literacy influences ocean conservation and might have an impact on sustainable development practices. We investigated the knowledge American adults possess concerning ocean literacy principles and ocean conservation behaviors by asking participants
Chris O’Halloran +2 more
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