Laura Meriläinen
Brainstorming on new UN guidance on economic, social and cultural rights and sustainable development
Can the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights impose obligations of restraint in the use of natural resources to ensure sustainable development? Considering planetary boundaries and the need to ensure intra- and inter-generational equity, are there limits to the progressive realisation of economic, social and cultural rights, and the continuous improvement of living […]
Reflecting on IMPAC5 and the need to prioritise Indigenous- and community-led marine protection
From our point of view as social scientists who are passionate about pathways to ensure more inclusive and equitable ocean governance, IMPAC5 focus on Indigenous- and community-led marine conservation and protected areas was inherently inspiring. The conference, taking place on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations in […]
WIOMSA 2022: Spotlighting Science in the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean
The Twelfth Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Symposium brought together scientists, researchers, government and civil society officials, international organisations and stakeholders to share knowledge on innovative ocean science and systemic issues for sustainable ocean action. As highlighted in an earlier policy brief, there is a great need for transformative partnerships where challenges are […]
Navigating the future
On 24 October 2022, Dr Lynne Shannon (University of Cape Town, South Africa) gave an invited talk during the “6th Navigating the Future” workshop of the European Marine Board (see here). The workshop utilised a holistic perspective to highlight the science needed to achieve a broad societal understanding of the links between the ocean, the […]
New UN e-learning course on gender and the environment
As part of our ongoing partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Hub has developed a new e-learning course on gender and the environment, which builds on the Hub research on human rights and the protection of the environment The course is titled “Introductory Course on Gender and the Environment” and is available on […]
Spotlight on early-career researchers: Buhle Francis
My name is Buhle Francis, I am a scholar-activist based in the coastal town called Makhanda, where I work in the University currently known as Rhodes, in the Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC). I work with the coastal communities scattered along the coastline provinces of Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and KwaZulu Natal. In […]
PROTECTING WOMEN’S AND GIRL’S RIGHTS TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
The One Ocean Hub has made a written submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment based on a call on “Women, Girls and the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment.” The submission was prepared by Hub early-career researcher Buhle Francis (Rhodes University, South Africa), Dr Georgina Yaa Oduro […]
Spotlight on early-career researchers: david wilson
My name is David Wilson, I am a historian and early-career researcher based at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. My research centres on the history of colonisation and marine space, particularly surrounding the impact of colonisation on marine law and governance. I am especially interested in how colonisation led to disparate outcomes across distinctive coastal […]
UN CLIMATE COP 27: WHAT NEWS FOR THE OCEAN?
After the historical mandate to integrate the ocean in all areas of work under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Glasgow COP in November 2021, and the Ocean-Climate Dialogue at the UNFCCC Intersessional Meeting at Bonn in June 2022, this blog post provides a rapid assessment of the COP27 outcomes […]
