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New platform seeks to prevent ocean conflict in the face of climate change

By EDF Oceans / Published: December 12, 2023

By Jacqui Vogel (EDF) and Dr. Sarah Glaser (WWF)

Oceans are under immense threat from climate change. Around the world, oceanographic changes like melting sea ice, warming waters, sea level rise and shifting fish populations make access to marine resources more uncertain and less secure.

Climate change threatens to disrupt the communities, supply chains and food systems that rely on marine systems that are now rapidly changing. An impact of climate change is conflict in the ocean, including conflict over shifting and shrinking natural resources. Fisheries conflicts have increased 20-fold over the last 40 years, and 23% of all fish stocks are expected to shift in distribution by 2030. But scientists are working on a solution.

Posted in Climate Change, Policy, Science/Research, Seafood / Comments are closed

The Marrakech Partnership at COP28: Launching the 2030 breakthroughs and what that means for coastal communities

By Karly Kelso / Bio / Published: December 5, 2023

Graphic courtesy of Climate Champions.

The world is gathered in Dubai for the 28^th Conference of the Parties under the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention, otherwise known as COP28. Over a two-week span, government delegations come together to negotiate what actions the world needs to take to achieve a future under 1.5 degrees. This will set the tone for government action and help guide policies to achieve the ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Read More »

Posted in International, Policy, Science/Research, Seafood / Tagged Blue Foods, COP, Marrakech Partnership, United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention | Comments are closed

Putting blue food on the menu at COP28

By EDF Oceans / Published: September 26, 2023

By Karly Kelso (EDF), Dr. Michelle Tigchelaar (Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions), and Dr. Malin Jonell (Stockholm Resilience Center)

This piece was originally published in Swedish here.

The last few years have wrought havoc on the food supply, particularly for the people trapped in the cycle of poverty. COVID, climate change and conflict have disrupted supply chains, curtailed harvests and increased hunger. In 2022, 735 million people went hungry.

We need to step up the pace and the financing for blue foods to protect the future of our food supply and our planet.

Posted in International, Seafood / Tagged Blue Carbon, blue food, Climate change, Food Security, Oceans, Seafood, sustainability, Sustainable Seafood | Comments are closed

Investing in life below water is an investment in all sustainable development goals

By Eric Schwaab / Bio / Published: September 18, 2023

This piece is now available on Mongabay.

During New York Climate Week, climate leaders will gather together to make essential decisions to mitigate the effects of climate change. It is critical that our oceans are a priority.

The ocean is profoundly underfunded, and yet it is absolutely vital to billions of lives around the world and climate resilience. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, “Life Below Water,” is the least funded of the SDGs — despite the fact that it can support all of the other Sustainable Development Goals. Without serious investment in our oceans, we risk missing the mark overall.

Read about the critical need to achieve this goal to ensure the health of our oceans on Mongabay now.

Posted in International, Policy / Tagged Blue Carbon, blue food, Blue Foods, Climate change, climate solution, global oceans, Ocean, ocean health, sustainable development, Sustainable development goals, sustainable fisheries | Comments are closed

Science to Action: a ten-year review of California’s MPA Network

By Jacob Eurich / Published: September 12, 2023

Marine protected areas (MPA) are a conservation tool that sets aside part of the ocean to protect it for long-term conservation, similar to the way a state or national park functions on land. These MPAs are an effective way to preserve biodiversity by protecting ecosystems. But how are they utilized by people, and do they support human engagement? And, while conservation alone is important, will MPAs build climate resilience?

Posted in Policy, Science/Research, Seafood / Tagged California, Climate change, Marine Protected Areas, MPAs | Comments are closed

Seaweed to Slow Down Climate Change: Ready? Or Not?

By Rod Fujita / Bio / Published: August 15, 2023

Seaweed is a hot solution for mitigating climate change. Can this carbon-absorbing powerhouse really help?

Seaweed is having a moment. I’ve been working on seaweed for 40 years, and I’ve never seen so many headlines about how seaweed can save the planet.

I can understand why. The need to save the planet is more pressing than ever. We must now dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and, at the same time, increase the planet’s capacity to remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere to prevent even more catastrophic impacts of global warming.

Posted in Science/Research, Seafood / Tagged Aquaculture, Blue Carbon, carbon, climate, Climate change, research, science, seaweed, seaweed farming, sustainability | Comments are closed