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Cooperating to tackle plastic pollution

Cooperating to tackle plastic pollution

Shifting the focus of intervention to the supply-side, by evaluating the potential environmental and economic outcomes of a voluntary levy on the top 100 plastic producers.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with adjunct faculty, climate change, faculty, FERU, Ibrahim Issifu, Ilyass Dahmouni, IOF Research Associates, Paris Agreement, plastic, pollution, Publications, Rashid Sumaila, recycling, Research

Science belongs in global policy, UNEP must change eligibility requirements

Science belongs in global policy, UNEP must change eligibility requirements

Researchers are urging the United Nations to get rid of stringent entry requirements for government-funded scientists at independent institutions to allow for greater scientific input on climate change mitigation.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, global policy, Ibrahim Issifu, IOF postdoctoral fellows, policy, UNEP, United Nations (UN)

From convenience to crisis: The single-use water sachet dilemma in Africa

From convenience to crisis: The single-use water sachet dilemma in Africa

In some African countries, the rate of single-use plastic waste is increasing. Article from the Solving FCB unit.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with East Africa, FERU, Ibrahim Issifu, IOF postdoctoral fellows, microplastics, plastic, pollution, Solving FCB, water, West Africa

For a prosperous Blue Economy, everyone must be involved

For a prosperous Blue Economy, everyone must be involved

Women make up 85% of ocean sectors, but are invisible in fisheries management positions, with marine policies often undermining their livelihoods and wellbeing. They are often not included in any decision-making processes and their dependency and contributions to the Blue Economy are neglected.

Posted in 2023, News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, capacity building, Equity and Diversity, FERU, fisheries economics, Ibrahim Issifu, Ilyass Dahmouni, IOF postdoctoral fellows, marginalized groups, Rashid Sumaila, Research, women

Europe’s most valuable marine species “reduced to a fraction” of their current population size by 2100

Europe’s most valuable marine species “reduced to a fraction” of their current population size by 2100

Over one quarter of Europe’s 20 most highly-fished marine species will be under extreme pressure by 2100 if nothing is done to simultaneously halt climate change, overfishing, and mercury pollution

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, CORU, FERU, Ibrahim Issifu, Juan Jose Alava, overfishing, pollution, Rashid Sumaila, Vicky Lam

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