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Integrated and inclusive ocean governance is essential to tackling climate change

Mitchell Lennan

One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde, UK

This policy brief considers that COP26 should recognize the need to systematically integrate the ocean in future climate mitigation and adaptation action.

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Small-Scale Fisheries Resource & Collaboration Hub

The Small-Scale Fisheries Resource and Collaboration Hub is an online, interactive, and multilingual platform for small-scale fishers, fish workers, and their communities and allies.

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World Ocean Database

The World Ocean Database (WOD) is world's largest collection of uniformly formatted, quality controlled, publicly available ocean profile data.

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Ocean Data Platform

the Ocean Data Platform will be an open collaborative tool that liberates and aggregates ocean data to create a healthy and productive ocean.

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The OECD Sustainable Ocean Economy database

The OECD Sustainable Ocean Economy database provides the international community with data and evidence to support decision-making.

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Child Rights Resource Centre

The most comprehensive source of information on Child Rights.

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Integrating the ocean, climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity (ecosystem restoration) and human rights in practice: evidence of multiple benefits and replicable methods from Algoa Bay, South Africa

One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde, UK

This policy brief summarizes evidence of multiple benefits and replicable methods in integrating the ocean, climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity and human rights.

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Why the ocean matters in climate negotiations

Carol Turley, Marie-Fanny Racault, Murray Roberts, Beth E. Scott, Jonathan Sharples, Torsten Thiele, Richard G. Williams and Phil Williamson

COP26 Universities Network, UK Research and Innovation

The ocean takes up heat and carbon, reducing the adverse effects of climate change. However, the ocean is warming, the rate of sea level rise is increasing, and the ocean is acidifying.

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The need for strategic environmental assessments and regional environmental assessment in ABNJ for ecologically meaningful management

Kirsty McQuaid, Kerry Howell, Sian Rees, Holly Niner, Giulia La Bianca, Kristina Gjerde and Elisa Morgera

One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde, UK

This policy brief shows that ecosystem services from the deep sea benefit global society and human wellbeing, highlighting the role of environmental instruments in its protection.

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General comment no. 26 (2023) on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change

Committee on the Rights of the Child

United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child

The General Comment is motivated by children's efforts towards drawing attention to environmental crises. Here, the committee articulates children's rights to a healthy and sustainable environment.

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A multi-partner coalition to protect and restore the ocean’s contributions to climate regulation, human well-being and planetary health

Elisa Morgera

One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde, UK

Although the the ocean plays a crucial role in climate regulation, the ocean and marine ecosystems are yet to achieve international climate goals. This policy brief explores possible solutions.