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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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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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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter is about the challenges and opportunities that urban centers face. Urban centers are expanding beyond traditional urban boundaries in a process called urban…
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Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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The ocean has always sparked human curiosity. In the mid-20th century, people began to realize that there are limits to what humanity should do to our planet before it…
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One Planet, One Ocean - Trailer

One Planet, One Ocean - Trailer

From SDG Academy on 2 August, 2019

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Click here to enroll in One Planet, One Ocean: https://www.edx.org/course/one-planet-one-ocean This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. Learn more at…
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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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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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Values and Attitudes to the Ocean

Values and Attitudes to the Ocean

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter explores the human-ocean connection, and how managing the ocean requires managing human systems as well.
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Ocean Plastic: Where Is It?

Ocean Plastic: Where Is It?

From SDG Academy on 12 August, 2019

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Plastic in the ocean is polluting the ocean, but in order to address this problem, we need to know where the plastic is within the ocean. In this chapter, Dr. Erik Van…
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The Ocean and Concepts of Sustainability

The Ocean and Concepts of Sustainability

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Konrad Ott makes details four aspects of sustainability that are essential to any deeper understandings of it: history, ethics, concepts, politics. More than 300 years…
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Dance of the Plankton

Dance of the Plankton

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Plankton are tiny creatures that drift in the sunlit surface layer of the sea, and their choreography is conducted by sunlight and nutrients. Light only penetrates the…
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Fisheries Economics and Management

Fisheries Economics and Management

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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In the period from 1950 to the late 1980s, global catches in fishers have increased from less than 20 million tons per year to about 80 million tons per year. They have…
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Aquaculture and Mariculture

Aquaculture and Mariculture

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Most of marine aquaculture is not sustainable and is actually taking away protein from the human population. Around 1990, the wild capture fisheries leveled off at 95…
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Introduction to Coasts

Introduction to Coasts

From SDG Academy on 12 August, 2019

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Coasts provide resources such as fish and seafood. They are also the location of tourism and connect countries as the location of megacities and ports for global trade.…
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Economic Models for Sustainability and the Ocean

Economic Models for Sustainability and the Ocean

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter introduces various perspectives on the ocean's ecosystem services and how they should be accounted for in economic modeling. This video is licensed…

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