Embargoed Press Call on Tackling Plastic and Pollution in the Ocean
WRI media advisory announces the launch of the Blue Paper ‘Leveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean’.
Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds and Governance
Martha Delgado, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Mexico and Octavio Aburto, Blue Paper lead author, discuss the pressing challenges, opportunities for action, and success stories in ocean governance and management, featuring insights from the Blue Paper ‘Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds and Governance’ in this Spanish-only webinar co-hosted by WRI Mexico and the Mexican Ministry […]
The Ocean Genome: Challenges and Opportunities
Olai Uludong, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Palau and Robert Blasiak, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Siva Thambisetty, Rachel Wynberg, and Alex Rogers, Blue Paper authors, discuss how to protect the unique genetic diversity of the ocean and how to distribute the benefits that come from exploring the ocean genome, featuring insights from the Blue Paper ‘The Ocean Genome: […]
Reactivación económica a través de la regeneración ambiental marina
Martha Delgado, Mexico’s Ocean Panel Sherpa and Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights reflects on how the ocean can be a solution in pandemic recovery in this op-ed published on Excelsior. (Spanish only)
How to Save Marine Biodiversity, and the Ocean Economy
BBC World News features the Blue Paper ‘The Ocean Genome: Conservation and the Fair, Equitable and Sustainable Use of Marine Genetic Resources’ with lead authors Robert Blasiak and Julia Sigwart. ——— With marine life threatened by pollution, habitat loss and degradation, measures are being put in place to safeguard genetic diversity. But more action is […]
Towards Ocean Equity
Jane Lubchenco, Expert Group co-chair and Henrik Österblom, Colette Wabnitz and Afrina Choudhury, Blue Paper authors, share their reflections on the Blue Paper ‘Towards Ocean Equity’ and its suggested opportunities for action in this webinar hosted by WRI. View event page
Africa’s Blue Economy – African Union Summit 2020
President Faure of Seychelles together with President Kenyatta of Kenya (Ocean Panel member) and President Gnassingbe of Togo convene a high-level side event on Africa’s Blue Economy at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event released the Blue Paper ‘Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Drivers’ and featured interventions from Prime […]
Harnessing the Power of the Ocean Data Revolution
Jim Leape, Mark Abbott, Annie Brett, Ines Aguiar Branco and Johannes Friedrich discuss how to harness the power of the ocean data revolution, featuring insights from Blue Paper ‘Technology, Data and New Models for Sustainably Managing Ocean Resources’ in this WRI Insights blog.
The Ocean: From Victim to Solution to Climate Change
Jane Lubchenco, Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, lead author of the Special Report ‘The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action’ present key findings in this webinar.
Climate Change Poses an Existential Risk to Ocean Industries. Here’s How They Can Respond
Steve Gaines, Erin OReilly, Eliza Northrop and Lauretta Burke reflect on how ocean industries can respond to climate change, featuring insights from Blue Paper ‘The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy’ in this WRI Insights blog.
