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Explore stories, activities and events with the latest updates from Edinburgh Ocean Leaders.

Meet the 2022 Edinburgh Ocean Leaders
Meet the 2022 Ocean Leaders, the third cohort of exceptional ocean professionals selected through a global nomination process to take part in the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders executive

The 2022 Cohort of Edinburgh Ocean Leaders
We are thrilled to announce the ten ocean professionals that will make up the 2022 cohort of the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) executive leadership programme. The Ocean

Watch Ocean Leader Diva Amon in Disney+ series ‘Welcome to Earth’
In the recent Nat Geo and Disney + series ‘Welcome to Earth’, hosted by Academy Award winner Will Smith, deep-sea biologist and Ocean Leader Diva Amon guides

EOL delighted to welcome the support of Baillie Gifford
Edinburgh Ocean Leaders (EOL) are delighted to welcome investment managers Baillie Gifford as supporters of the programme. Baillie Gifford’s new multi-year gift helps to secure the next

The Ocean x Climate Change at TED Countdown Summit
From the 15th to the 18th October, around 600 climate change leaders gathered in Edinburgh for the TED Countdown Summit – a conference entirely dedicated to the climate

Edinburgh Ocean Leaders at TED Countdown Summit
In a week’s time, the brightest thinkers and doers from around the world will gather in Edinburgh, for the first-ever in-person TED climate conference. Ahead of the

Roar of the Marañón: Ocean Leader Bruno Monteferri leads campaign to protect Peru’s Marañón River
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

EOL co-Director Sandy Tudhope introduces climate initiative on Royal visit
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

IMPACT Magazine: Interview with Harriet Harden-Davies
Ocean Leader Harriet Harden-Davies was interviewed for the latest issue of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s magazine, IMPACT. In the article, we hear about what sparked

Ocean Leadership in the Ocean Decade: UNESCO Launches Endorsed Actions
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission have announced more than 60 programmes and contributions in the inaugural batch of endorsed Ocean Decade actions. Led by diverse groups, from industry,

12th Edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative: Key Message and Summaries
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

Ocean Leadership To Leave No-One Behind: EOL contributes to ECO Magazine UN Ocean Decade Special Issue
The 2020 cohort of Ocean Leaders, co-director Meriwether Wilson and Programme Assistant Amber Carter were proud to contribute an article “Ocean Leadership to Leave No-One Behind’ to

The Journey of Ocean Leadership from Tyler-Rae Chung
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

A New Wave of Ocean Leadership: EOL at the 4th Monaco Ocean Week
Hear from session chair and Ocean Leader, Charlie Gough, on her takeaways from the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders digital event at Monaco Ocean Week: A New Wave of

Ocean Leaders take part in the 12th Edition of the Monaco Blue Initiative
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 –

Join Edinburgh Ocean Leaders for Live Stream Digital Event at Monaco Ocean Week 16:30 CET 25th March
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

Meet the 2021 Edinburgh Ocean Leaders
Meet the 2021 Ocean Leaders, the second cohort of exceptional ocean professionals selected through a global nomination process to take part in the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders programme.

A case for the expansion of the Galápagos Marine Reserve
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