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IMBeR Scientists Highlight the Need for an Action Plan for the Ocean

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…

Fisher-women Champion Sustainable Ocean Governance

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…

IMBeR Welcomes the New Scientific Steering Committee Chair

We are very happy to welcome Prof. Diana Ruiz-Pino as the new Chair of the IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee (SSC). She officially took over as chair at the SSC meeting on 3 August 2022. Diana is an Associate Professor at Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, and has more than 30 years’ teaching and research experience in marine biogeochemistry…

Announcing new CLIOTOP co-chairs

IMBeR’s regional programme, CLIOTOP, welcomes new co-chairs Anne Lorrain and Heidi Pethybridge. Both Anne and Heidi are marine trophic ecologists with additional experience in ecosystem modelling and biogeochemical tracers. Heidi has been involved in CLIOTOP activities since 2014, and she and Anne look forward to serving on the SSC. Many thanks to outgoing co-chairs Karen…

IMBeR Contribution to the 2022 UN Ocean Conference

IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) and community members contributed to the 2022 UN Ocean Conference that took place in Lisbon, Portugal in late June and early July.  Ocean Negative Carbon Emission and Sustainable Development https://once.xmu.edu.cn/__local/F/23/E5/35D2D279416EB0E00311D4F40F3_449B5A20_1653F571.mp4?e=.mp4 The event focused on addressing, in particular, ocean negative carbon emission (ONCE) approaches and relevant ocean-based solutions for the mitigation…

Breaking down barriers: The identification of actions to promote gender equality in interdisciplinary marine research institutions

Authors: Rebecca J. Shellock, Christopher Cvitanovic, Mary Mackay, Merryn C. McKinnon, Jessica Blythe, Rachel Kelly, Ingrid E. van Putten, Paris Tuohy, Megan Bailey, Alpina Begossi, Beatrice Crona, Kafayat A. Fakoya, Beatrice P. Ferreira, Alice J.G. Ferrer. Katia Frangoudes, Judith Gobin, Hong ChingGoh, Paivi Haapasaari, Britta Denise Hardesty, Vreni Häussermann, Kelly Hoareau, Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Moenieba Isaacs,…

Congratulations to Carol Robinson

Congratulations to Prof. Carol Robinson, outgoing IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee Chair, on receiving the 2022 Challenger Medal from The Challenger Society.  The award is for a distinguished UK marine scientist or other person who has made a single major contribution, or a sustained contribution, to the development of marine science, or whose innovation has opened…

Informal Online Meeting between BRIN and SKLEC under the IMBeR IPR

On 12th May 2022, initiated by A’an Johan Wahyudi and Jing Zhang (IMBeR National Contacts for Indonesia and China, respectively), an exploratory meeting between the BRIN biogeochemistry team and the SKLEC marine chemistry team was held online. On behalf of the host, IMBeR International Project Office – China (IPO-China), GiHoon Hong (IMBeR Strategy Director) welcomed…