Laura Meriläinen
Reflections on the Blue Economy Massive Open Online Course Series
This blogpost aims to share key messages and reflections arising from developing the Blue Economy Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) series, led by the University of Seychelles James Michel Blue Economy Research Institute in 2020 and 2021, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning and the One Ocean Hub. Synergies to support interdisciplinary collaboration and […]
The nexus between Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ocean Governance in Ghana: The Case of Canoe Inscriptions, Festivals and Asafo Companies
The One Ocean Hub’s research in Ghana contributes to bridging the disconnection between legal, scientific and socio-cultural dimensions of ocean governance and cultural heritage drawing on the voices and perspectives of local people. In this short documentary we take a look at the symbolism of canoes among coastal people in Ghana and its relationship with […]
Meet our researcher: Georgina Yaa Oduro
Dr. Georgina Yaa Oduro is a Sociologist with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. She also doubles as the Director of the University’s Gender Centre (CEGRAD). She uses creative research methodologies to explore the voices of local people in the areas of gender, sexualities, youth cultures, mixed-race […]
Slow progress towards global marine protected area targets: reflections for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published a final report on progress achieved against Aichi Target 11 on protected areas. This blog post reflects on the key findings of the report, and the contributions of relevant research under the One Ocean Hub […]
Surfacing Emotional Connections with the Sea: DEEP Fund Projects Update
Despite the challenges Covid19 continues to pose around the globe, the Hub is thrilled to share the impressive progress being made by our DEEP Fund projects in South Africa, Ghana and the South Pacific. As communities come together to share their relationships with the ocean, manifold conceptions and values of the sea are being translated […]
The unexpected impact of a Letter to the Minister from One Ocean Hub researchers, resulting in an opportunity to facilitate counter hegemonic mapping into transgressive ocean decision making for Amathole Marine Protected Area, South Africa
In South Africa a growing network of small-scale fisher leaders, environmental justice organisations and researchers from the One Ocean Hub, currently called the Coastal Justice Network (CJN), has been responding collaboratively over the past two years to a range of injustices – social, environmental, economic – experienced by coastal communities and environments. We have worked […]
World Oceans Week webinars highlighted the links between livelihoods, heritage, and ocean governance
For the second year in a row, the One Ocean Hub was an official partner of the UN World Oceans Day (8 June) and hosted four events during the World Ocean Week. The events linked the themes of livelihoods, heritage, and ocean governance. Recordings of these webinars are available on our YouTube channel. Here’s a […]
Partnering with UNEP on SDG 14, marine litter and environmental justice
The One Ocean Hub is co-developing with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) an e-learning course on SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and a series of tools on marine litter, including the environmental justice dimensions of ocean plastics. All these tools will build on the Hub research on human rights and the protection of the marine […]
Exploring Ocean’s Rights at Ocean Race Summit
The One Ocean Hub was invited to contribute to Ocean Race Summit’s discussion of the potential benefits of the idea of “ocean rights” and the elaboration of a “bill of ocean rights” to be presented to the UN in 2023, from an ocean governance perspective. The Ocean Race (previously ‘Volvo Ocean Race’) has a “policy […]
