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Fair and inclusive decision-making for a healthy ocean whereby people and planet flourish.

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SHORT FILM: ‘Mapping for Justice’ – a story about a long-lasting battle for customary rights within South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site

  The film ‘Mapping for Justice’ shows how the Hub together with its partners in South Africa has been supporting the people of Kosi Bay to claim recognition of their customary rights in the context of the iSimangaliso UNESCO World Heritage Site. Research co-produced by the Hub and the local community highlights poor participation, and […]
14th December, 2023

Climate COP29: Insights and Disappointments

The Baku Climate Change Conference (11-22 November 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan) has raised serious doubts about the viability of the UN Climate Summits to meaningfully advance climate mitigation to ensure a safe climate. It has also been unable to provide the finance that is needed, both in quantity and modalities, to ensure the protection of human […]
9th December, 2024

the Symposium on Cultural Heritage: Human Rights Conference

In the week preceding the UN Human Rights Day, Hub researchers took part in the fourth edition of the Symposium on Cultural Heritage under this year’s theme, “Human Rights Perspectives through Past, Present and Future”. Organised by and hosted at the University of Strathclyde and promoted by and co-organised with the Heritage International Institute, this year’s […]
9th December, 2024

Human rights and the ocean at the UN Biodiversity COP 16 in Cali, Colombia

This year’s UN Summit on Biodiversity (COP 16) adopted critical decisions on the need to respect the human rights of Indigenous peoples, local communities, Afro-descendant communities and ocean defenders. One Ocean Hub Deputy Director, Dr. Philile Mbatha, and Hub Director, Professor Elisa Morgera, who also serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and […]
9th December, 2024

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one ocean hub podcast – Episode 6 The island stories: colonial pasts, policies of the present with guests Lysa wini, university of strathclyde, uk & Alana lancaster, university of the west indies, barbados

In the sixth episode of the One Ocean Hub podcast, Hub researcher Alana Malinde Lancaster (University of West Indies, Barbados) and Hub early-career researcher Lysa Wini (University of Strathclyde, UK) discuss how the colonial pasts shape present issues in ocean governance in an island context. From the viewpoint of Solomon Islands where Lysa comes from and where her research focus is; and the Caribbean, where Alana lives and centres her work around, the speakers reflect on policies that govern Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the impact of the colonial past on present-day people and policies. Alana and Lysa dwell on the challenges that the lack of access to ocean-related decision-making fora pose for SIDS and discuss the Indigenous ways of knowing and (post)colonial knowledge extraction. The episode is hosted by the Hub’s Knowledge Exchange Associate Milica Prokic. 

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KNOWLEDGE-TRANSLATION PLATFORM: ONE OCEAN LEARN

One ocean learn

One Ocean Learn is an online platform which aims to support global capacity building by translating ocean knowledge into action-oriented learning for activists, communities, development practitioners, policymakers and researchers on the ways in which global, national and local communities depend on and relate to the ocean, coastal areas and marine life.

Launched in June 2022 at the UN Ocean Summit, One Ocean Learn is a joint undertaking between the One Ocean Hub and the Green Development and Climate Change Programme Unit of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

featured videos from the hub

The film Waves of Impact offers an opportunity to hear directly from one ocean Hub researchers and partners on their reflections of participating in the Hub, encapsulating five years of work, harnessing further evidence of the impacts that have emerged from the work of the Hub.
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ocean & women – this short film presents the story of a Ghanaian fish worker, Peace Gavour Abla, and discusses the challenges faced by Ghanaian women living in coastal communities
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Explore where we work

The ocean covers over 70% of our planet. It connects communities, countries and cultures in space and time.

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In Ghana the Hub examines the relationships and trade-offs between the various fisheries sub-sectors and the role of heritage and ecotourism in building sustainable livelihoods.
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Hub’s research in the Pacific Islands of Fiji and Solomon Islands offers significant value for reflection and comparison with other similar regions in terms of ocean governance.
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The overarching goal of the Hub’s research in South Africa is to support blue economy developments on a scale that is socially and economically justifiable and ecologically sustainable.
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Our research in Namibia seeks to learn from people who rely on the ocean, in order to understand the pressing challenges facing marine ecosystems and ensure that the blue economy supports sustainable ‘blue’ communities.
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The Hub researchers are exploring some of the deep-sea ecosystems in the South Atlantic, and connecting researchers working in this region, so that we can better understand their value and ensure sustainable use for generations to come.
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Explore our research

The One Ocean Hub brings together five interconnected research programmes to support more integrated, evidence-based and inclusive responses to the multiple threats facing the ocean. Threats that include plastics and climate change.

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About the One Ocean Hub

The One Ocean Hub aims to transform our response to the urgent challenges facing our ocean. Its research seeks to bridge current disconnections in law, science and policy and integrate governance frameworks to balance multiple ocean uses with conservation.

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