News and Blogs
Sharing learnings on the role of arts in transdisciplinary ocean research
Hub early-career researchers Mia Strand (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa) and Marly Muudeni Samuel (Glasgow School of Art, UK), with Director Elisa Morgera (Strathclyde University, UK), participated in two events to share experiences and learnings on the use of arts in transdisciplinary ocean research in April 2022. The first event was an exploratory workshop on […]
Including cultural rights and creative capacities in blue economies to achieve the SDGs
On 27th April 2022 the Hub submitted written evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights to provide ‘inputs to a report on cultural rights and sustainable development.’ The submission was co-authored by Hub early-career researchers Dr Senia Febrica (University of Strathclyde, UK), Mia Strand (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa) and Dr Holly Niner […]
A day in the life of: Marly Muudeni Samuel
“The ocean is more than a body of water for coastal community members. It represents life, healing, sustenance, peace and balance” Marly Muudeni Samuel says. Marly is a PhD researcher with the One Ocean Hub at the Glasgow School of Art, School of Simulation and Visualisation (UK). Her PhD research explores ocean connections and cultural […]
Namibian Deep-Sea Benthos Collection Project: History and Progress
Despite the wealth of expert fisheries scientists in Namibia, the lack of deep-sea benthic (seafloor) ecologists and taxonomists poses a problem in meeting requirements for monitoring current and proposed impacts in the deep-water environment of Namibia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In light of this issue, a collaboration between benthic ecologists Bronwen Currie (Namibian Ministry for […]
Exploring Ocean Benefits, Challenges and Prospects with Namibian Coastal Communities
Hub researchers at the University of Namibia have conducted a series of workshops to explore with coastal communities, and public and private sector stakeholders what are ocean benefits, challenges and prospects. The workshops focused on the blue economy concept, ocean governance, opportunities available for local markets in coastal communities and ocean-related laws and regulations. These […]
Exploring the “blue carbon” potential in Namibia
Namibia Nature Foundation and South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, who are project partners of the One Ocean Hub, held a workshop on 31 March 2022 to advance understanding of the economic value of marine ecosystem services. Experts from government, academia, civil society and the private sector convened in the coastal town of Swakopmund, Namibia to […]
Critical Human Rights Issues at the Ocean-Climate Nexus
*Registration for this event will be made available soon A healthy ocean and the services it provides helps satisfy the material conditions for everyone’s human rights to life, health food, water and culture. This illustrates the interdependencies of human rights, the climate and the ocean, and indicates the importance of integrated and inclusive governance to […]
Participation at BBNJ negotiations matters
This blog post was published simultaneously by the One Ocean Hub and the ERC Project MARIPOLDATA. It is a collaborative effort by the two projects following the BBNJ process in their capacity as researchers from different scientific disciplines and as advocates for an inclusive and transparent BBNJ process. The aim of this post is to […]
Identifying essential conditions and missing links for a sustainable blue economy
The One Ocean Hub researchers recently published an article summarising the results of a collaborative and interdisciplinary analysis of how sustainability is (or is not) reflected in existing and emerging blue economy policy. This involved 15 researchers, internal and external to the One Ocean Hub, who represented different disciplines (law, policy, ecology, sociology, economics, business, […]
