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Eos: Science News by AGU
In our February issue, Eos reports on the study of the ocean and our relationship to it, in the spirit of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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World Wildlife Fund Plastics & Pollution
A new report commissioned by WWF provides the most comprehensive account to date of the extent to which plastic pollution is affecting the global ocean, the impacts it’s having on marine species and ecosystems, and how these trends are likely to develop in future.
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International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
Guidance for financing the Blue Economy, building on the Green Bond Principles and the Green Loan Principles.
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Royle, J. et al., Global Environmental Change Plastics & Pollution
Developing a common understanding of a jurisdiction’s plastic waste stream and the solutions available to decision-makers is vital to build consensus across stakeholders and to align on an evidence-based portfolio of priority instruments.
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Nicola Frost, et al., World Resources Institute
Unsustainable development along coastlines is destroying vital marine ecosystems such as coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests.
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The Nature Conservancy Fisheries & Aquaculture
There is a pressing need to provide food for people within planetary limits—including new approaches that actively restore ecosystem health.
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Jones, A.R. et al., BioScience Fisheries & Aquaculture
Mariculture products may offer a climate-friendly, high-protein food source, because they often have lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emission footprints than do the equivalent products farmed on land.
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Mark Betancourt, Eos Energy Solutions
Ocean thermal energy conversion could power the world’s tropical islands, if it ever gets out of the “innovation valley of death.”
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Senko, J.F. et al., Current Biology Fisheries & Aquaculture
Illuminated gillnets reduce total discarded fisheries bycatch biomass. This includes decreases in elasmobranch, Humboldt squid, and finfish bycatch.
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Blue Action Fund Fisheries & Aquaculture
The Blue Action Fund is celebrating its five-year anniversary by sharing inspirational stories of the projects and people impacted by our work to support ocean protection and sustainable coastal livelihoods.
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Rachel Ramirez, CNN
That a coral reef so large and so beautiful had yet to be discovered emphasizes how little we still know about the world's oceans, scientists say.
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Environmental Investigation Agency Plastics & Pollution
The toxic pollution resulting from rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their lifecycles is irreversible, directly undermines our health, drives biodiversity loss, exacerbates climate change, and risks generating large-scale harmful environmental changes.
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Douglas Wallace, Canadian Institute for Climate Choices
The oceans should no longer be ignored in Canada’s efforts to reach net zero.
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Cheng, L. et al., Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
The increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from human activities traps heat within the climate system and increases ocean heat content (OHC).
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Mirza, Z. et al., Center for American Progress Fisheries & Aquaculture
For the 50th anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, the United States must ensure that sanctuaries are able to fulfill their mandate of protecting the ocean and Great Lakes and preserving their cultural history.
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Turley, C. et al., COP26 Universities Network,
COP26 Universities Network Briefing.
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Gacutan, J. et al., Marine Policy
Ocean Accounting and Marine Spatial Planning are frameworks used in strategic decision making for the Ocean.
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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquaculture is an important industry for coastal communities in the ecoregion. In the past, industry growth has been governed by profitability concerns; currently, however, environmental concerns are governing aquaculture developments. Competing interests from other human activity sectors and recreational uses in coastal areas is changing the outlook for the industry.
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Williams, B.A. et al., Conservation Biology
Management of the land–sea interface is essential for global conservation and sustainability objectives because coastal regions maintain natural processes that support biodiversity and the livelihood of billions of people.
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Lauretta Burke & Katie Wood, World Resources Institute
The ins and outs of coral reefs can be confusing. Here’s a deep dive into what makes a coral reef, why they’re threatened and how they’re doing now.
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