News and Blogs
Highlighting critical gaps in decision making on deep-seabed mining
On 5th May 2022, the One Ocean Hub was invited by the World Economic Forum to contribute to a webinar on “Decision-Making on Deep-Sea Mineral Stewardship: A Supply Chain Perspective.” The webinar served to discuss a white paper commissioned by the Forum on the potential exploitation of deep-sea minerals from the perspective of the […]
Highlighting the role of the ocean in the context of children’s rights to a healthy, safe and sustainable environment in the midst of a climate crisis
‘The climate crisis is many things, but it is also a child rights crisis.’- Phillip Jaffé Work on a new UN General Comment on Children’s Rights to a Healthy Environment continues (see here and here), with a zero-draft announced to be made available for public comment in October 2022, and the finalization of the Comment […]
Get engaged in the Hub-FAO collaboration on small-scale fishers’ human rights during IYAFA
The Hub and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are launching a deeper reflection on how to ensure the protection of small-scale fishers’ human rights during the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA). We will start with: a high-level event titled “Exploring Challenges, Opportunities and Alliances for the Protection of Small-scale Fishers’ […]
in-person event in lisbon: The future and ocean WE (ALL) want: Inclusion and integration for strong, sustainable and equitable blue economies
In person event in Lisbon When: 28th June 2022, 13:00-15:00 Lisbon Time (12:00-14:00 GMT) Venue: Alfama room, Tivoli Oriente Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal (across the street from the Conference Blue Zone) Advancing inclusive, sustainable and equitable blue economies at the UN Ocean Conference Side-event report The side-event titled ‘The future and ocean WE (ALL) want: Inclusion […]
Hub-led events in june 2022
HUB-LED PANELS FOR THE 2022 SUMMER/WINTER SCHOOL ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT For the second year running, the One Ocean Hub will share research findings and methods at the Summer/Winter School on Human rights and the Environment (20-28 June 2022) co-hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Network for Human Rights […]
One Ocean Hub’ Upcoming Event for the World Ocean Week 2022
For third year running, the One Ocean Hub has been among the ‘Friends of United Nations (UN) World Oceans Week’ and contributed to the worldwide celebrations and discussions on matters concerning the ocean. This year’s theme ‘Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean’ sheds light on how the ocean connects, sustains, and supports us all. Yet […]
Reflections on the new UN process to develop a treaty on plastics
The monumental decision to begin negotiations on a legally binding international instrument on plastic pollution was taken in early March 2022, at the second part of the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2). This blog post provides some initial reflections on the need for a new international treaty, the mandate agreed upon at UNEA […]
DEEP Fund: New artistic projects and outcomes
New project The Hub is delighted to announce the addition of a new Deep Fund project led by Drama Queens in Ghana. Pa Suɔmi (Love for the Ocean) focuses on relationships between the sea and women in the coastal towns of Ada and Elmina. Traditional knowledge, oral histories and story-telling reveal powerful beliefs and values […]
Hub led panels for the 2022 Summer/Winter School on Human Rights and the Environment
For the second year running, the One Ocean Hub will share research findings and methods at the Summer/Winter School on Human rights and the Environment (20-28 June 2022) co-hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE). The School aims at raising awareness and building the […]
