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Social-Ecological Systems

Social-Ecological Systems

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Professor Carl Folke discusses a social-ecological system approach, in which people are looked at as being part of, and changing, the planet, in addition to being…
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Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable…

Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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The global ocean connects us all and provides our livelihoods, the oxygen we breathe, and transportation, among other things. The ocean is included in SDG 14. This…
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Welcome to the Anthropocene

Welcome to the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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There is rising scientific evidence that humanity has now entered a new era that is defined as the Anthropocene, in which humanity is shaping the entire biosphere in a…
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New and Emerging Perspectives on Global Governance

New and Emerging Perspectives on Global Governance

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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There are many different schools and approaches on how to reform global environmental governance. Deep institutional reform builds on the idea that, if you manage to…
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Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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A planetary boundary process is an environmental process that is part of the Earth's regulatory system, helping it to remain in our current desired state of the…
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Human Influence on the Ocean

Human Influence on the Ocean

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This era of human impact on the environment and the ocean is called the Anthropocene, and the main problem is that we produce energy by burning fossil fuels and emit…
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Coastal Hazards

Coastal Hazards

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Coastal systems are exposed to natural hazards such as tropical storms, as well as slower process such as coastal erosion. Sea level rise exacerbates the effects of…
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Non-Linear Thinking in the Anthropocene

Non-Linear Thinking in the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Resilience has a dual nature, of thinking about sustaining what we want to sustain, AND building the capacity to adapt or transform toward something better. We live in a…
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Quantification of the Nine Planetary Boundaries

Quantification of the Nine Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Challenges arise when trying to define quantitatively the boundary position for each global process. First, a control variable is identified as a parameter that…
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Governing Global Commons

Governing Global Commons

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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The regulation and enforcement of the oceans is very difficult. The Law of the Sea Convention and other landmark legal instruments have brought important progress over…
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Nature-based Solutions: Real-life Examples

Nature-based Solutions: Real-life Examples

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter looks at examples of nature-based solutions and how they can be used for improving water quantity, how those solutions can be utilized for water quality for…
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Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This video is a collection of perspectives regarding tipping points and planetary boundaries.
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Sub-Seafloor CO2 Storage

Sub-Seafloor CO2 Storage

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a concept in which carbon dioxide that is produced from industries is captured and pumped deep beneath the seafloor. Klaus Wallman, a…
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Water Governance

Water Governance

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses why we need to govern water and what do we mean by water governance.
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Seafloor Resources: Energy and Minerals

Seafloor Resources: Energy and Minerals

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter is about the potential of marine minerals for the deep sea as a supply for future raw materials to be used intensively in electronics, high technology, and…
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Imagining the Anthropocene

Imagining the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Professor Garry Peterson provides a theoretical thinking approach to living in the Anthropocene. He encourages us to look at the depiction of sustainability provided…

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