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Shenghui Li, co-chair of IMBeR’s Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN), has been selected as one of twenty young ocean leaders to lead the East Asian Seas Congress 2024 Youth Forum. This is organised by the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) in collaboration with Korea’s National Ocean Science Museum…

Gabriella Akpah Yeboah Priyatma Singh Mia Strand IMECaN is pleased to introduce three new IMECaN Organising Committee members. You can read more about Gabriella, Priyatma and Mia here.

A collaboration of 200 scientists from 19 countries produced a report for policy makers, which is the first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems. The Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO) shows that climate change is the most significant driver of species and ecosystem change in the Southern Ocean and coastal…

We are delighted to welcome five new members who have joined IMBeR’s Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) . The SSC is responsible for the implementation of the IMBeR Science Plan (2016-2025). More information about the SSC is available here.

This new paper from an international team of IMBeR researchers is an outcome from a workshop at IMBIZO6 on “lighting the grey zone” that explored how human dimensions can be included in decadal-scale prediction systems. The paper reviews information needs for decision-making at decadal scales and explores the challenges of integrating human elements into decadal…

Nominations are now open for new members of IMBeR’s Scientific Steering Committee.  Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) is an international project co-sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and Future Earth. IMBeR’s mission is to Promote integrated marine research and enable capabilities for developing and implementing ocean sustainability options within and across the…

Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in interdisciplinary marine research IMBeR’s Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN) held a virtual workshop on 11 October 2022, that addressed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in interdisciplinary marine research. Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are increasingly expected to work across disciplines, and to have an array of skills to navigate…

The oceans are changing, affecting human communities across the world. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for sustainable development has generated a global focus on the ocean and its importance for humanity. Extensive projects and activities have been initiated to improve understanding of the ocean and the impacts of change. Over the coming decades, further…

Governance of coastal and marine resources is a complex socio-ecological endeavour in many African countries. Achieving a balance between food security and economic empowerment, and conservation and sustainable use of marine resources is daunting. Women in West Africa are leading the way and demonstrating a pathway for food fish security through rights-based co-management of estuarine…