News and Blogs
Exploring the way forward from IYAFA on small-scale fishers’ human rights
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has invited the Hub to contribute to the closing events of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) in Rome on 31 March 2023, building on our intense collaboration on the protection of the human rights of small-scale fishers as a way to achieve multiple Sustainable Development […]
Exploring the Relationship Between the Ocean, Justice, and Human Rights
Hub research continues to advance understanding of the interdependence of human rights and the ocean by revealing the continued connections to the ocean of displaced communities and reflecting on the legacies of marine dispossession. This blog post highlights the One Ocean Hub’s contributions at the “Oceans, Justice and Human Rights” conference which was held as […]
Collaborating with UNDP on SDG 14-16 synergies
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the One Ocean Hub are collaborating to study interlinkages between SDG14 (life below water) and SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) to advance our understanding of the ocean governance research landscape, foster policy coherence, and maximise synergies between the SDGs. UNDP together with the German Institute for […]
Protecting small-scale fishers’ human rights in the face of climate change
Hub early career researcher, Julia Nakamura, was invited by the Indonesian national research organisation, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), to contribute to an online discussion panel on “Climate change and small-scale fisheries (SSF)” on 23rd September 2022. This blogpost summarises key messages from her presentation. The event was part of the contribution by BRIN […]
Supporting small-scale fisher women’s livelihoods in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
For the past three years Buhle Francis, Hub early-career researcher in South Africa, has been working with women in small-scale fishing communities in the Eastern Cape, undertaking pioneering collaborative research at the nexus of environmental justice, gender equality, ocean livelihoods and inclusivity in ocean-related decision-making processes. Her work started in 2020, during the level-5 COVID […]
Fairer and more inclusive marine protected areas through restorative public storytelling
The Empatheatre team in South Africa (that recently performed at COP27) has embarked on a new journey to use restorative public storytelling to address issues of fairness and inclusion in the creation and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), through a new theatre-based research project co-developed with 13 young artists (Mbazwana Creative Arts) in northern […]
Celebrating our progress towards transformative change in 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, we are reflecting on our achievements towards transforming ocean governance by changing the way ocean knowledge is generated and shared. To fulfil our vision of a healthy ocean where people and the planet can flourish, we have focused on transforming decision-making by co-developing evidence through dialogue and shared reflection […]
Evolving tapestry embodies ancestral wisdom of the ocean and current governance developments in South Africa
Our Sacred Ocean, a magnificent tapestry created by the Keiskamma Art Project with the support of One Ocean’s Hub’s DEEP Fund, was recently displayed at Zero Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa, as part of the exhibition Our Ocean is Sacred, You Can’t Mine Heaven, curated by Hub researcher Dr Dylan McGarry of Rhodes University. […]
Hub evidence relied upon by the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights
The evidence submitted by a team of One Ocean Hub researchers on threats to cultural rights arising from unsustainable and exclusionary blue economy initiatives has been included in the 2022 report titled “Development and cultural rights: the principles” by UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki (UN Doc A/77/290). This blog […]
