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Sea Around Us Project Manager joins Sustainability, Predictability and Resilience of Marine Ecosystems Program Committee

Sea Around Us Project Manager joins Sustainability, Predictability and Resilience of Marine Ecosystems Program Committee

Dr. Maria ‘Deng’ Palomares, has been invited to become a member of the international steering committee for the “Sustainability, Predictability and Resilience of Marine Ecosystems” (SUPREME) program, which is led by the United States of America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS).

Posted in 2023, IOF Honours, IOFNews | Tagged with Deng Palomares, honours, IOF Research Associates, NOAA, Research, Sea Around Us, United Nations (UN), United States

Dr. William Cheung joins UBC’s delegation to COP28

Dr. William Cheung joins UBC’s delegation to COP28

Dr William Cheung will join UBC’s third annual delegation of students, faculty, and staff attending the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this November

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, COP28, CORU, Solving FCB, UBC, United Nations (UN), William Cheung

In climate change talks and development goals, the tropical majority must be recognized and respected

In climate change talks and development goals, the tropical majority must be recognized and respected

We are in the UN Decade of Ocean Science and that means prioritizing diversity and inclusion in all decision-making processes

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biodiversity, climate change, diversity, EDI, inclusion, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, solution science, tropical majority, tropics, United Nations (UN)

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)

World Oceans Day: ‘In one word, what does the ocean mean to you?’

World Oceans Day: ‘In one word, what does the ocean mean to you?’

Discover what the ocean means to us here at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries!

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, ocean, science, United Nations (UN), World Ocean Day

It’s time to classify plastics as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants

It’s time to classify plastics as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants

Researchers from around the world are urging the international community to recognize the full environmental and health threat of plastics and categorize them as persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic (PBT) pollutants.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with IOF Research Associates, Juan Jose Alava, OPRU, plastic, pollution, Research, toxins, United Nations (UN)

IOF professors head to United Nations Ocean Conference

IOF professors head to United Nations Ocean Conference

Dr. William Cheung & Dr. Rashid Sumaila are off to Portugal for the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), being held June 27 to July 1. Will participate in special side event: Fisheries Management as Climate Action, on June 26.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CORU, FERU, IPCC, Marine protected areas, NGO, overfishing, policy, Rashid Sumaila, United Nations (UN), William Cheung

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