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IOF’s Solving FCB unit is hosting two side events at UN Ocean Conference

IOF’s Solving FCB unit is hosting two side events at UN Ocean Conference

Solving FCB will host two side events – one for the public and one for UNOC participants – in Nice, France on June 11 & 12, 2025

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biodiversity, climate change, food security, France, ocean governance, Rashid Sumaila, small-scale fisheries, Solving FCB, UN Ocean Conference, United Nations (UN), William Cheung

Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters

Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters

The critically important Southern Ocean is not being properly protected by its stewards, a distinguished group of scientists from around the globe have noted.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Antarctic, Antarctica, faculty, fisheries management, humpback whales, IOF Research Associates, krill, Louise Teh, ocean governance, overfishing, Rashid Sumaila, Research, whales

Study identifies major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy

Study identifies major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy

A Paris Agreement type effort may be required to financing a sustainable global ocean economy that benefits society and businesses in both developing and developed countries.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Blue economy, faculty, finance, IOF Research Associates, Louise Teh, ocean economy, ocean governance, Rashid Sumaila, Research, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), World Ocean Day

The role of power and politics in shaping our oceans and coasts

The role of power and politics in shaping our oceans and coasts

IOF researcher Nathan Bennett explored how the oceans are shaped by power and politics, narratives and knowledge, scale and history, and environmental justice and equity.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with fisheries management, IOF Research Associates, Nathan Bennett, ocean governance, political ecology, Research

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