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News and EventsThe Globalization of Cultural Eutrophication in the Coastal Ocean: Causes and Consequences
The Globalization of Cultural Eutrophication in the Coastal Ocean: Causes and Consequences Excessive nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, have devastating effects on coastal marine ecosystems by causing algal blooms that deplete oxygen in the water, killing...
First map of marine structures shows how much we’ve modified the oceans
(From an article by Nick Lavars on newsatlas.com*) With our long history of altering the environment through manmade structures, we humans sure have made our mark on the Earth in our relatively short time here. Scientists in Australia have turned their attention to...
First Indigenous-Led Land and Sea Management Guidelines
(courtesy of Kate Cranney, CSIRO, as published on ecomagazine.com) More than 100 Indigenous contributors have created Australia’s first guidelines on how to best strengthen and share Indigenous knowledge in land and sea management. The Our Knowledge, Our Way...
Prof Michelle Mycoo appointed to International Science Council (ISC) as Liaison Committee Member for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Professor Michelle Mycoo of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago and Director of the Caribbean REP of FEC has been appointed to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Liaison Committee of the International Science Council (ISC)....
Two exciting new books by our Chinese colleagues on Bohai and Yellow Sea
Evolution of Environment and Ecosystem in the Bohai Sea and Coast Luo Yongming et al. (eds) ISBN: 978-7-03-063592-1Science Press, Beijing, ChinaJune, 2020This book covers the latest research progress in the hydrology, chemistry, and biology of the Bohai Sea,...
Circles of Coastal Sustainability: A new framework for coastal management
Coastal zones are complex systems that provide important resources for human wellbeing, such as fish stocks, recreation, and protection against extreme events. Starting with ourselves, many of us want to live near the coast and our dreamed travel list is full of...
IPCC Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC)
The IPCC Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) (https://www.ipcc.ch/srocc/home/), recently approved by 195 IPCC member governments, is yet another clarion call to humanity to take seriously the imperative to chart more climate...
Transforming Our Coastal Futures through Partnerships to foster Sustainability
A strategy to promote knowledge exchange. by Hester Whyte (MaREI/UCC) In March 2018 Future Earth Coasts community met with representatives of UN Environment and the Western Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea, Mediterranean regional seas to work together with Science...
Estuaries and Coasts featuring a new article on Nutrient Loading & Biogeochemical responses in four New Zealand Coastal Systems
Balance of Catchment and Offshore Nutrient Loading and Biogeochemical Response in Four New Zealand Coastal Systems: Implications for Resource Management Published in: Estuaries and Coasts | Springer US | Volume 41/2018 | ISSN: 1559-2723 (Print) 1559-2731 (Online)...
Our Coastal Futures | A strategy for the Sustainable Development of the World’s Coasts
Our Coastal Futures - A Strategy for the Sustainable Development of the World's Coasts “Coastal zones are the frontline in our global quest for a sustainable future.” Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO...