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Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk

Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk

Global coverage of living corals had declined by about half since the 1950s and consequently, the diversity of species had also declined, by more than 60%.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Biodiversity, Coral, Deng Palomares, food webs, Gabriel Reygondeau, IBPES, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF Research Associates, IPCC, Nereus Program, Vicky Lam, William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota

Going diving in the tropics? Don’t eat the reef fish!

Going diving in the tropics? Don’t eat the reef fish!

Reducing tourist consumption of reef fish is critical for Palau’s ocean sustainability, finds a new UBC study that suggests other small island nations might also consider adopting this strategy.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Nereus Program, Yoshitaka Ota

A healthy ocean will benefit global sustainable development

A healthy ocean will benefit global sustainable development

Restored ocean will alleviate poverty, provide jobs, and improve global health, finds new Nippon Foundation-UBC Nereus Program report

Posted in 2017, News Release | Tagged with Biodiversity, Climate change, Faculty, food security, IOF Research Associates, Nereus Program, Sustainability, William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota

Marine conservation must consider human rights: An appeal for a code of conduct

Marine conservation must consider human rights: An appeal for a code of conduct

The impacts of marine protected areas can undermine people’s rights or stop them from their livelihoods

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Conservation, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, Lydia Teh, Nereus Program, Sustainability, William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota

For Indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food

For Indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food

Coastal indigenous communities eat 15 times more seafood than non-indigenous people in the same country says article from NF-UBC Nereus Program.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Marine catches, Nereus Program, Yoshitaka Ota

Seafood consumption 15 times higher among Indigenous than non-Indigenous people

Seafood consumption 15 times higher among Indigenous than non-Indigenous people

In the first global-scale analysis of its kind, the study estimated that coastal Indigenous people consume 74 kilograms of seafood per capita, compared to the global average of 19 kilograms.

Posted in 2016, News Release | Tagged with Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Indigenous fisheries, IOF Research Associates, Marine catches, Nereus Program, Yoshitaka Ota

Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half

Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half

The study finds that coastal First Nations communities could suffer economic losses between $6.7 and $12 million annually by 2050.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Climate change, Faculty, Indigenous fisheries, IOF students, Nereus Program, William Cheung, Yoshitaka Ota

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