The Importance of Ocean Science Diplomacy for Ocean Affairs, Global Sustainability, and the UN Decade of Ocean Science [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The ocean is highly impacted by human activities, and ambitious levels of science are urgently needed to support decision making in order to achieve sustainability.
Andrei Polejack, Andrei Polejack
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Charting a course for genetic diversity in the UN Decade of Ocean Science [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2021 The health of the world's oceans is intrinsically linked to the biodiversity of the ecosystems they sustain. The importance of protecting and maintaining ocean biodiversity has been affirmed through the setting of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 ...
Alex Innes Thomson +13 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) (hereafter the Ocean Decade) was officially launched at the beginning of 2021. This global initiative, which is designed and coordinated by the United Nations, aims to improve
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Extolling the Benefits of Ocean Science [PDF]
Oceanography, 2012 With recent legislation requiring reductions in the federal budget, ocean sciences funding will come under increased scrutiny. In order to make the public and our elected leaders more aware of the value of ocean sciences, there is no better time than now
Mike Roman
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Toward a decade of ocean science for sustainable development through acoustic animal tracking. [PDF]
Glob Chang Biol, 2022 The ocean is a key component of the Earth's dynamics, providing a great variety of ecosystem services to humans. Yet, human activities are globally changing its structure and major components, including marine biodiversity.
Alós J +13 more
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OceanGPT: A Large Language Model for Ocean Science Tasks [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Ocean science, which delves into the oceans that are reservoirs of life and biodiversity, is of great significance given that oceans cover over 70% of our planet's surface. Recently, advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed the paradigm in science.
Zhen Bi +6 more
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Ocean Science Diplomacy can Be a Game Changer to Promote the Access to Marine Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean. [PDF]
Front Res Metr Anal, 2021 Ocean science is central in providing evidence for the implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention. The Convention’s provisions on transfer of marine technology to developing countries aim at strengthening scientific capabilities to ...
Polejack A, Coelho LF.
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Developing achievable alternate futures for key challenges during the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. [PDF]
Rev Fish Biol Fish, 2022 The oceans face a range of complex challenges for which the impacts on society are highly uncertain but mostly negative. Tackling these challenges is testing society’s capacity to mobilise transformative action, engendering a sense of powerlessness ...
Nash KL +6 more
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Opinion: We need a global movement to transform ocean science for a better world. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2020 The ocean is our planet’s largest life-support system. It stabilizes climate; stores carbon; produces oxygen; nurtures biodiversity; directly supports human well-being through food, mineral, and energy resources; and provides cultural and recreational ...
Pendleton L, Evans K, Visbeck M.
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Ocean science research is key for a sustainable future. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2018 Human activity has already affected all parts of the ocean, with pollution increasing and fish-stocks plummeting. The UN’s recent announcement of a Decade of Ocean Science provides a glimmer of hope, but scientists will need to work closely with decision-
Visbeck M.
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