The Marañón River is a vital link between the Andes and the Amazon basin, delivering nutrient rich sediment from the Andes mountains to the Amazon rainforest. Owing to its isolation, the river is home to many species that exist nowhere else on the globe, with new species regularly discovered. Its banks are also home to …
On July 1st, Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the University’s newly-named Edinburgh Climate Change Institute in recognition of pioneering climate change initiatives. The tour coincided with the announcement of the Edinburgh Earth Initiative (EEI) – introduced to Her Majesty The Queen by EOL co-Director Sandy Tudhope. EEI will …
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Monaco Blue Initiative is an annual platform for discussion on sustainable ocean management and conservation co-organized by the Oceanographic Institute and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. For this year’s MBI, three Ocean Leaders contributed to the three different panel discussions: The role of international negotiations in ocean governance – Harriet Harden-Davies Integration of ocean …
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Tyler-Rae Chung represents the Pacific Youth Council , a non-governmental organisation based in her home-country of Fiji that acts as an umbrella body for national youth councils across the Pacific region. Tyler-Rae is also a member of the Early Career Ocean Professional informal working group under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable …
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The Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI), held every year in the framework Monaco Ocean Week, is organised by Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Oceanographic Institute – Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation. MBI is a unique platform that brings together major players in ocean conservation and governance for debate and analysis of the key …
Ocean Leaders take part in the 12th Edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative Read More »
As part of Monaco Ocean Week, Edinburgh Ocean Leaders will hold a live stream digital event on the 25th March 16:30 CET. A New Wave of Ocean Leadership: Promoting Innovative and Inclusive Leadership to Save the Ocean LIVE STREAM | 25 MARCH 2021 16:30 – 18:00 CET Information and Programme Access Live: https://4cast.fr/MC_O_W/room3.php Achieving a transformative …
Lying at the confluence of four major ocean currents and influenced by upwelling from deep nutrient rich waters, the Galápagos are a globally unique hotspot of marine biodiversity with 20% of marine species found nowhere else on the planet. However, increasing threats from overfishing and climate change threaten the health of the Galápagos marine ecosystem …
A case for the expansion of the Galápagos Marine Reserve Read More »
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) announces the eight ocean professionals that will make up the 2021 cohort of the EOL executive leadership programme. The Ocean Leaders were found through a global nomination process and chosen to take part in the programme by an international selection panel. They come from eight countries and work in a diverse …
January 1st 2021 marked the start of The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Decade) and we are delighted that Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) is a collaborating partner. Over the next 10 years, the Decade will provide a common framework to ensure that ocean science can fully support the actions of scientists, …
Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you—and your influence on the ocean. It is increasingly recognised as an essential pathway to not only increase public awareness about the ocean, but promote more informed behaviours towards the conservation of the ocean and its resources. Marine education expert and 2020 Edinburgh Ocean Leader, …
