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Who cares about polar regions? Results from a survey of U.S. public opinion [PDF]
, 2008 What do members of the general public know about polar regions, and how much do they care? Who knows or cares? This paper explores data from the General Social Survey (GSS), which in 2006 questioned a representative sample of more than 1800 U.S.
Hamilton, Lawrence C.
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Ocean Literacy to Promote Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 in Coastal Communities
Education Sciences, 2021 Ambassadors for Biodiversity (EmBio) is an ocean literacy research project that contributes to the improvement of literacy on marine and coastal biodiversity, namely encompassing the areas covered by the Natura 2000 Network, by promoting coastal and ...
José Carlos Ferreira +5 more
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FACETSThe United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) emphasizes advancing our understanding of the ocean and promoting sustainable practices to ensure ocean health and interconnected well-being.
Jen McRuer, Diz L. Glithero
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Ocean literacy research community: co-identifying gaps and priorities to advance the UN Ocean Decade
Frontiers in Marine ScienceIntroductionThe overarching goal of the UN Ocean Decade is to “change humanity's relationship with the ocean.” While this may be a challenge, it is, at the same time, a once in a generation opportunity. How can 8 billion people, including those who don't
Jen McRuer +3 more
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Coast to ocean: a Fife-eye view: ocean literacy in Fife, Scotland [PDF]
, 2021 [Extract from Executive Summary] Ocean Literacy (OL), or Ocean Citizenship, is the basis of a movement to sway positive, lasting change in communities that will benefit the sea, coast and climate. An ocean literate person is understanding of the ocean’s influence on their own lives, as well as the way that their behaviours influence the ocean and is ...
F. Spoors, C.D.B. Leakey, M.A. James
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Enhancing Ocean Literacy Using Real-Time Data [PDF]
Oceanography, 2009 Ocean literacy is the understanding of our relationship with the ocean and the crucial services that the ocean provides to society and other living organisms (Cava et al., 2005).
Lisa G. Adams, George Matsumoto
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Surfing the Wave to Online Learning with the Sea Earth Atmosphere Curriculum
Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 2022 The ocean is vital to the health of the planet and plays a critical role in understanding climate change. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Ocean Literacy Principles (OLP) establish a baseline to help incorporate ocean science into K-12 ...
Emily E. Sesno +2 more
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Historical perspectives on Asian economic growth and development [PDF]
, 2010 The papers featured in this special issue are based on presentations made at the Harvard–Hitotsubashi–Warwick Conference on "Economic Change Around the Indian Ocean in the Very Long Run", held at the University of Warwick in Venice, Palazzo Pesaro ...
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Feasible Options for Behavior Change Toward More Effective Ocean Literacy: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Effective ocean literacy requires appropriate individual behavior, but achieving this—based on behavior change—is extremely difficult. Social-psychological research shows that even generating knowledge and awareness toward protecting the environment ...
Susanne Stoll-Kleemann
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New Book for Elementary and Middle Grades Highlights Ocean Literacy Principle 6
Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 2021 Using stunning photography and real stories of people and groups working in ocean conservation, Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean inspires young readers to help spread conservation messages and take action to help the ocean.
David Christopher
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