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Chip Cunliffe, director for sustainable development at XL Catlin, a global insurance and reinsurance group, explains why his company is hosting the first-ever Ocean Risk Summit in May and what it hopes to accomplish.
Selina Ward Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland
It’s not the first time bleaching has hit this area, but it is another indication that waters around Australia, and the world, are warming rapidly, says University of Queensland coral researcher Selina Ward.
Key negotiations will begin to protect biodiversity in two-thirds of the ocean and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Meanwhile, watch for advances in sustainable aquaculture production both in the U.S. and globally.
From building barriers to buttress unstable marine ice sheets to thickening sea ice with a wind-powered pump, researchers want to start more conversations about climate interventions that don’t depend on actually cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
As momentum builds for an international treaty to protect high seas biodiversity, national leaders and business executives at the fourth Our Ocean conference vowed to take action to fight climate change, plastic pollution and other threats to marine ecosystems.
New genetic technologies are enabling scientists to identify traits that may help corals survive warming ocean temperatures that threaten the survival of coral reefs critical to marine ecosystems.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s 100 Island Challenge uses 3-D photography to monitor how coral reefs change over time in an effort to help local communities save crucial marine ecosystems.
Susanne Becken Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith University, Australia
Bela Stantic Acting Head of School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University
Rod Connolly Professor in Marine Science, Griffith University in southeast Queensland, Australia
Environmental monitoring is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. One solution: Tap data stored in tweets and Instagram photos to track the health of coral reefs and other marine ecosystems.
The ocean has lost 2 percent of its oxygen in just 50 years. Now scientists have for the first time measured a devastating loss of oxygen in ancient oceans, which could help them quantify future losses.
The coral bleaching event that devastated reefs worldwide during the past three years is over for now, but as ocean temperatures continue to rise, bleaching is likely to continue on a regional level.
Elisabeth Holland Directs The Pacific Center for Environment and Sustainable Development, University of the South Pacific
Fiji climate scientist Elisabeth Holland says the proceeds of tax on fossil fuel emissions could be used to help vulnerable island states adapt to climate change and restore coastal ecosystems.
As waters warm, ocean oxygen levels are falling. Scientists say marine “dead zones” are already expanding, putting fisheries and the ecosystems they depend on in peril.
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