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Providing Considerations for the next phase of the Plastics Treaty Negotiators
The next round of international negotiations of a new treaty on plastics is scheduled in November (International Negotiating Committee (INC-3)), also to deal with plastic pollution in the marine environment. A zero draft of the treaty has been produced by the Chair of the negotiations, with assistance from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat. This […]
Preparing for the 2023 UN Climate Conference (COP28)
Following the establishment of the much-anticipated mandate to integrate the ocean into all areas of work under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the 26th Conference of Parties in Glasgow (COP26) in November 2021, and encouragement for countries to implement national ocean-based climate action under the Paris Agreement in 2022 in […]
Turning the tide for women in small-scale fisheries in Ghana: Reflections arising from four gender and fisheries workshops
The One Ocean Hub organised four workshops for small-scale fisher (SSF) women in the four coastal regions (Central, Volta, Greater Accra and Western) of Ghana between 2021-2023. The workshops were a response to Hub research findings that are discussed in the newly published article by Harrison Golo and Bolanle Erinosho ‘Tackling the challenges confronting women […]
Contributing to the 2025 UN Call for Action on Human Rights with a focus on Ocean Defenders
The Hub raised critical questions related to the protection of ocean defenders, in responding to an invitation from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Secretary-General’s Executive Office to contribute to an online forum for the UN system and civil society organisations on 6th […]
Connecting science-policy recommendations across ocean research projects
Five major ocean research projects, representing over £50 million investment and 400 researchers from over 120 institutes from over 30 countries were brought together to distil shared key messages for policy makers in South Africa. A three-day science-to-policy workshop for marine ecosystem-based management was held at the South African National Biodiversity Institute (Cape Town, 22-24 […]
Celebrating the 2023 International Day of Peace through Contributions of Ocean Governance to the Sustainable Development Goals
In 1981, by Resolution 36/67, the United Nations designated September 21 as the International Day of Peace. The 2023 celebrations occurred at a time when the world is more than ever, in many parts of the globe, being confronted by the need for peace in many fronts. While the news media is besieged by the […]
Reflecting on opportunities and tensions in academic solidarity practices with environmental human rights defenders
‘How can we expand our imaginations of solidarity in support of human rights defenders?’ this question was posed by keynote speaker Wangui Kimari (Mathare Social Justice Center, Nairobi, Kenya) at the opening of the 2023 annual conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutes under the theme, ‘Human Rights Defenders Under Siege’ (7-9 September 2023, […]
Mapping for justice: towards an accessible, transparent database of mining along the West Coast of South Africa
One Ocean Hub (OOH) researchers, at the Environmental and Geographical Science Department of the University of Cape Town, have been monitoring, documenting, and mapping the many prospecting, mining, and oil and gas activities on the west coast of South Africa. Over the past two years this work has highlighted the rapid increase in the number […]
New one ocean learn learning pathway on ocean and climate change is published
The knowledge-translation platform One Ocean Learn has published a new learning pathway titled ‘Ocean and Climate Change’. The pathway covers a wide range of subjects, from the ocean’s role in regulating the global climate to climate change impacts on marine life and ecosystems, from the recognition of the role of the ocean in the context […]
