Updates
Explore stories, activities and events with the latest updates from Edinburgh Ocean Leaders.
Hugo Tagholm: DRS disaster, dormice killings and surfing on sewage.
Listen as The ENDS Report team examine why Scotland may be heading towards a plastics disaster over its nascent deposit return scheme, the implications for illegally destroying
Imogen Napper: Protect Earth’s orbit: Avoid high seas mistakes
Authors: Imogen E. Napper, Alasdair J. Davies, Moriba Jah, Kimberley R. Miner, Richard C. Thompson, Melissa Quinn, and Heather J. Koldewey View article online: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg8989
Harriet Harden-Davies: Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
Book chapter in Oceans and Society: An Introduction to Marine Studies Link to book chapter: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&cluster=16784403444586736209&btnI=1&hl=en
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders at IMPAC5
During the autumn of 2021 four Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (Yolanda Sanchez, Ileana Zanella, Bruno Monteferri and Adam Miller, along with EOL Codirector Meriwether Wilson) collaborated on a proposal for an ‘ocean
Introducing the 2023 Ocean Leaders
Introducing the eight ocean professionals named the 2023 Ocean Leaders. The leaders – from Portugal, South Africa, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Philippines, Kenya, USA, and Indonesia – join a
Stories from the field: 2022 Ocean Leaders in Cape Verde
At the end of October last year, the 2022 Ocean Leaders met in person for the first time as they embarked on the inaugural international Edinburgh Ocean
Alifa Bintha Haque: Mitigating elasmobranch fin trade: A market analysis for made-to-measure interventions
Abstract: The unsustainable trade in elasmobranch products, particularly fins, contributes to the decline of elasmobranch populations worldwide. Designing and implementing context-appropriate solutions to mitigate unsustainable trade requires
The 2022 Field Mission: EOL head to Cape Verde
From 23rd October 2022, the 2022 cohort of Ocean Leaders will gather for a week in Cape Verde for the second Edinburgh Ocean Leader field mission. The
Diva Amon: Blue economy for a sustainable future
Abstract: Oceans are expected to become the next great economic frontier, with enormous potential for innovations and development across multiple sectors. To optimize co-benefits for the well-being
UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon 2022: Edinburgh Ocean Leader Highlights
After a busy week of conference talks, interactive dialogues, meetings, voluntary commitments and impressive pledges to save the world’s ocean, the second UN Ocean Conference has drawn
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders at the UN Ocean Conference, 27th – 1st July 2022 Lisbon
The UN Ocean Conference 2022 will be held in Lisbon 27th June – 1st July 2022, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal. The Edinburgh Ocean
It’s All About People: UN Ocean Conference Side Event
The 2022 UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, will take place on 27 June – 1 July 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal. The
Ocean Leader Harriet Harden-Davies leads initiative to amplify coastal community voices
The Ocean Voices programme, a scheme to better involve coastal communities in efforts to protect the world’s ocean is being lead by 2020 Ocean Leader Harriet Harden-Davies.
At the innagural Blue Climate Summit
From the 14th to 20th May 2022 over 200 scientists, innovators, policymakers, business and financial experts, government representatives, community leaders, and environmental and youth activists convened in
The 1st EOL Field Mission: A learning exchange with the Scottish Coastal Communities Network
In March 2022, Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) held the first field mission after two years of postponement due to covid-19. This mission was located around the Knoydart
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders Annual Meeting 2022
From 23rd to 26th March 2022, Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) held the first in person Annual Meeting. Following two years of delay due to Covid-19, the meeting
Ocean Leadership at Scale: Edinburgh Ocean Leaders Event at Monaco Ocean Week 2022
On the 22nd March 2022, Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) hosted an event at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco in the framework of Monaco Ocean Week. The event
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders at Monaco Blue Initiative 2022
The Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI) is a unique platform that brings together major players in ocean conservation and governance in annual debates to explore solutions for the
