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, …
Edinburgh Ocean Leader Hugo Tagholm is the Chief Executive of the UK marine conservation and campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). In the 30 years since being established, SAS has become one of the most recognised voices for marine conservation in the UK, with a mission that extends far beyond fighting sewage pollution. In this …
From its conception, the ethos of Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) has been to support leaders in situ, wherever they may live or work around the globe. For our first Ocean Leader cohort, COVID-19 has made this mission even more timely, as the pandemic created new and complex challenges within their professional roles. Although the face-to-face …
Leaders’ Stories: get to know the 2020 Edinburgh Ocean Leaders Read More »
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, …
Edinburgh Ocean Leader Charlie Gough is Head of Monitoring and Evaluation at award-winning marine conservation charity Blue Ventures. In her role she oversees the monitoring and evaluation of all Blue Venture’s conservation projects in tropical coastal regions across the world. Charlie has spoken to the Blue Ventures team about her experience with Edinburgh Ocean Leaders. She …
Hear from Edinburgh Ocean Leader Charlie Gough with an update from Blue Ventures Read More »
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) was recently featured in Edinburgh Friends magazine. The article catches up with 2020 Ocean Leader Adam Miller about taking part in the EOL programme and the grass-roots conservation organisation which he co-founded, Planet Indonesia. We also hear from the co-founders and directors of EOL, Professor Sandy Tudhope and Dr Meriwether Wilson, about …
Catch up with Edinburgh Ocean Leader Adam Miller in Edinburgh Friends Magazine Read More »
This roundtable will bring together marine scientists, social scientists and legal researchers who have experience in contributing to UN policy processes on the ocean. Researchers will share their personal stories of how they become involved in UN negotiations and what they have learnt about how to provide the “science that’s needed” to international policy-makers. The roundtable will …
Edinburgh Ocean Leader Harriet Harden-Davies speaks at Marine Science-Policy Interface Read More »
Along with high-level panellists, from around the world, the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders contributed their knowledge and expertise to the first-ever Digital Monaco Blue Initiative. This conference, which is chaired by HSH the Prince of Monaco and organised jointly by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Monaco Oceanographic Museum, usually takes place during …
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) launched in 2020 with an inaugural cohort of six Ocean Leaders. They were selected through a global nomination search and chosen by an international selection committee. Their interests and experiences are diverse in setting and vision, including: ocean literacy and activism in Chile, marine governance and policy in Panama, village-lead conservation in …
