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Including blue economies into the UN call for inputs on extractives and human rights 

Hub director Elisa Morgera contributed to the call for inputs on “Extractive Sector, Just Transition and Human Rights” issued by the UN Working Group on business and human rights. The call is meant to contribute to a report providing guidance to States, enterprises and other stakeholders on how to best design and implement just, inclusive and rights-based energy […]

Contributing to a UN Call for Inputs on Youth Participation in Intergovernmental Forums

Hub early-career researchers Andrea Longo and Sophie Shields, and Hub Director Elisa Morgera, participated in the call for input for a forthcoming thematic report by the UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order on “youth participation in intergovernmental forums: challenges and opportunities.” The report aims at identifying “good practices of inclusive participation of youth in […]

History was made at a capacity building offshore cruise that executed the deepest lander dive in South Africa

A diverse team of scientists recently returned from a Hub funded month-long offshore expedition that advanced the capacity, technology, and multidisciplinary knowledge of early-career researchers and postgraduate students from South Africa and Namibia for the benefit of better management of South Africa’s oceans. The main aims of this research cruise were for to develop skills […]

working with marginalised communities for more equitable ocean decision-making and other news from Namibia

At the beginning of 2023, the Hub’s Namibia team had a pleasure to host Hub colleagues from Ghana, South Africa and Scotland and engaged in various knowledge-sharing activities.  “The highly inspiring visit strengthened the Hub’s relations with the University of Namibia”, says Dr Sirkka Tshiningayamwe (University of Namibia). The Namibia team has also been busy supporting […]

Documentary film on artisanal fisherfolk songs screened in Glasgow 

The documentary film Cocooned in Harmony: Power, Agency and Multiple Realities in the Songs of Indigenous Ghanaian Seine Fisherfolk was recently screened at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow (19 April 2023). The film explores the songs Ghanaian artisanal fishersmen to create a space for their (often side-lined) voices.  The screening was followed by […]

UNDERCURRENTS: ART AND OCEAN IN AFRICA AND THE PACIFIC exhibition on show in Glasgow 

The Undercurrents exhibition brings together new arts-based research that reveals human relationships and emotional connections with the ocean, produced by practitioners and grassroot organisations in Ghana, South Africa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.  The exhibition is on show at The Glasgow School of Art’s Reid Gallery until 29 April 2023. Five artists from […]

What we learnt at the Closing of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture

The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA) was officially brought to a close at the end of March 2023, where various partners gathered at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to reflect on progress made and follow-up action to keep the momentum built in 2022. This blog post reflects […]

Spotlight on early-career researchers: Kenneth Amankwaah Boateng

I am a Master of Philosophy Sociology student and an early-career researcher at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. I have been part of the One Ocean Hub since 2021 and my research has focused on women, children, and coastal communities in the context of the blue economy, under the supervision of Dr. Georgina Y. […]

Hub Director nominated Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow

Professor Elisa Morgera, Director of the One Ocean Hub, has been nominated RoyalSociety of Edinburgh Fellow, which recognises achievement in science, arts,business, sports, civil society and academia from across Scotland and beyond.The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters.It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and […]