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Discussing the Human Rights Obligations of States at the Ocean-Climate Nexus
The international obligations of States to address climate change in ocean decision-making have implications for inter-generational climate justice and a wide range of ocean-dependent human rights. Hub researchers have been involved in two online dialogues to reflect on the relevance of the Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea vis-à-vis […]
Just published: updating environmental decision making to take human rights into account
Any decisions that may negatively impact on marine biodiversity should observe precaution and fully assess and prevent foreseeable harm to biodiversity and dependent dimensions of human wellbeing that are protected as human rights. In a new commentary published in npj Ocean Sustainability, an interdisciplinary group of Hub researchers in ecosystem services, environmental governance, and deep-sea […]
Just published: the need to address knowledge hierarchies in ocean biodiversity governance and research
Quantified Western scientific knowledge is often treated as the most “rational” and “objective” form of knowledge, which contributes to marginalise non-Western, traditional, locally-situated, or Indigenous knowledge systems. One Ocean Hub early-career researchers have shed a light on this imbalance in knowledge systems and on how it has led to the exclusion of certain communities from […]
Exploring Interdisciplinary Connections: A Journey with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities 2024 EARTH Scholarships
Research on the challenges faced by small-scale fisherwomen in Dube, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was enriched by exchanges on ethics, politics, histories, political ecologies and human rights in Scotland. In April 2024, Hub researcher Aphiwe Moshani (University of Cape Town, South Africa) had the opportunity to participate in the British Council Scotland and the Scottish Graduate […]
Recommending human rights-based action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean
The ocean is fundamental for the well-being and survival of the people and planet. It is, therefore, vitally important for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference to identify and implement urgent action to conserve and ensure sustainable use of the ocean, and support the implementation of SDG 14 (Life under water) through a human rights-based approach. […]
Workshop on the Role of Human Rights, Ocean Law and Governance in Securing an Inclusive and Sustainable Ocean for Ghana
On the 14th of June 2024, One Ocean Hub organised a one-day workshop on the role of human rights, ocean law and governance in securing an inclusive and sustainable ocean for Ghana. The workshop was held in Cape Coast, Ghana, and was targeted at judicial and law officers drawn from the four coastal regions of […]
Ocean and children’s human rights at the Bonn Climate Conference
For the fourth year in a row, One Ocean Hub participated in the Bonn Climate Conference. This blogpost reflects on the Hub’s contributions to the preparations of the first children’s dialogue at an international climate meeting, and discussions on the ocean-climate nexus. The Bonn Climate Conference encompasses the intersessional meeting of subsidiary bodies under the […]
Historic Opinion of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea clarifies State obligations at the ocean-climate nexus
The International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its much-awaited Advisory Opinion requested to clarify States’ obligations to protect the marine environment from climate change. This blog post collects relevant extracts from the first report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights, Hub Director Elisa Morgera, which reflects on the historic importance […]
new podcast: South Africa’s small-scale fishers: Defending their rights to ancestral lands and fishing areas
A new special episode of the One Ocean Hub podcast dedicated to small-scale fishers has just been launched. Joined by Maria Honig (Coastal Communities Lead, World Wide Fund for Nature), Milica Prokic had the honour and pleasure to meet and discuss with small-scale fisher representatives from South Africa in person, as the episode was recorded […]