From the UN Ocean Decade, to capacity building, to science-policy interface; find out what conversations are inspiring Ocean Voices to work towards a sustainable ocean. From the UN Ocean Decade, to capacity building, to science-policy interface; find out what conversations are inspiring Ocean Voices to work towards a sustainable ocean. Journal Club: What role do scientists have in advocating for change? Last month’s Journal Club focused on a recent paper that discussed whether scientists should be participating in civil disobedience to call for urgent climate action. Here’s what we thought... A path towards equity and fair opportunities - ECOPs from developing countries and the BBNJ negotiations Mariana Caldeira and Vanessa Lopes share their reflections on the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction negotiations as early career ocean professionals from developing countries. Balancing motherhood and academia; initial reflections from an early-career researcher This post brings reflections and challenges faced by an early-career researcher and mother attending an academic conference with her young baby. International Women’s Day The power of quality networks: female insights from the Nippon Foundation-University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Programme. Who Owns the Ocean? Ensuring the Transfer of Marine Technology to achieve equity among states The Informal Consultative Process, established in 1999, facilitates the UN General Assembly’s annual review of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea... A Transformative Deep-Sea Odyssey Ocean Voices Fellow, Sergio Cambronero, celebrates the success of the Octopus Odyssey project. Visiting Fellows's experience at the University of Edinburgh Constance Rambourg came to the University of Edinburgh for a four-day visit in January 2023. Ocean Voices at Plastics INC-2 Read about Ocean Voices members Kathryn Audroing, Gemma Nelson and Dr Marjo Vierros' experience at the second meeting of the INC in Paris between 29 May to 2 June 2023. Advancing Inclusive Science-Policy-Society Interfaces in Ocean Governance Ocean Voices Research Associate, Christine Gaebel, shares her reflections from the International Symposium on Strengthening the Ocean Science-Policy Interface. This article was published on 2023-02-07
