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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ocean Heat Storage and Sea Level

Ocean Heat Storage and Sea Level

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter discusses how sea level is affected by things like surface temperature and ocean heat. The temperature of the ocean determines the phase of the water and…
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Coastal Solutions: Ecosystem-Based Management

Coastal Solutions: Ecosystem-Based Management

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Roughly 10 percent of the world’s population lives below 10 meters mean sea level, which will experience the threats of sea level rise to varying degrees of…
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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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Ocean Prediction

Ocean Prediction

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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In this video Mojib Latif and Martin Visbeck discuss how ocean knowledge and observations are brought together to predict future scenarios for the ocean and climate.
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Evolution and Marine Biodiversity

Evolution and Marine Biodiversity

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Marine life adapts to the extreme and unique conditions deep in the ocean. Of the probably more than one million species in the oceans, at least four-fifths are…
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Deltas under Pressure

Deltas under Pressure

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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In this chapter, Karl Statteger discusses coastal geology and river mouth systems and deltas. Rivers form deltas at their mouth and bring high quantities of sediment to…
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Ocean Change: A Mix of Interacting Stressors

Ocean Change: A Mix of Interacting Stressors

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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Ocean change is an ongoing process but in modern times, human influence on the environment is much greater than any natural influence, which is why we call this era the…
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Climate Engineering and the Ocean

Climate Engineering and the Ocean

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter is about engineering for the climate and whether or not we should do it. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, humans have put an enormous…
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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.
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Ocean Exploration and Sustainable Use of Marine…

Ocean Exploration and Sustainable Use of Marine Resources

From SDG Academy on 31 July, 2019

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This chapter explores different methodologies of ocean exploration and data gathering, including satellite data and sonar technologies.

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