Laura Meriläinen
Climate and the Oceans: NDC Synthesis Report Suggests Greater Work to be Done to Mainstream Marine Issues into Climate Adaptation
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) is due to take place in November 2021 at the Scottish Events Campus on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. This follows the postponement of the COP from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In advance of COP 26, Parties to the […]
New study on inclusive and equitable research and innovation in marine biodiscovery
Hub researchers in South Africa have initiated a study on marine biodiscovery to bring different knowledges together and to share experiences about best practices for access and benefit sharing in the context of marine genetic resources and associated traditional and Indigenous knowledge. As part of the One Ocean Hub, a new interdisciplinary study is being […]
The One Ocean Hub Submits Input on “The lifecycle of plastics and human rights” – Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
In March 2021 the One Ocean Hub made a written submission in response to “The lifecycle of plastics and human rights” call for submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Professor Bhavani Narayanaswamy, Graham Hamley, and Tallash Kantai contributed to the Hub’s written submission that highlighted the direct and indirect impacts of […]
The One Ocean Hub Published “How to enable transformative science during the International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development” Policy Brief
The One Ocean Hub published the first policy brief of a series intended to contribute to the UN Decade of ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The first brief is titled “How to enable transformative science during the International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – Transforming ourselves before we transform how we make decisions […]
Hub Researchers Contributed to the UN-Nippon Pilot Series on Science for Ocean Sustainability
Hub researchers have contributed to the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea-led capacity building programme for the 2021 UN-Nippon Foundation (UNNF) Fellows and Alumni Pilot Series on Science for Ocean Sustainability as leading experts and moderator. This pilot series is part of the 2021 UNNF Virtual Activities: Implementing Practical Solutions […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization and the One Ocean Hub Co-organised a Workshop on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries Law
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the One Ocean Hub (OOH) organised a virtual Regional Training Workshop on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) in South Africa, Ghana, and Namibia on 12th-15th April 2021. The workshop aimed to test the use of the Legislative Guide and the draft Law and Policy Diagnostic Tool for Sustainable Small-Scale […]
