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Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable Development

The global ocean connects us all and provides our livelihoods, the oxygen we breathe, and transportation, among other things. The ocean is included in SDG 14. This course will try to provide a deeper understanding of the complex understanding of the ocean, environment, and climate system. Humans receive resources from the ocean, as well as risks. There will be weekly lectures on different topics, including the basic physics of ocean circulation, the ocean ecosystem, how the deep ocean works,…

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Roots of Gender Inequality

Gender inequality has its roots in differences between men and women in society. These result from social constructions of relations, which in turn stem from sexual divisions of labor rooted in biological differences between the genders, such as the ability to breastfeed. Women’s roles are valued less economically, and women also often have limited mobility and are confined to the domestic sphere. Women often experience many types of discrimination–including social,…

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Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

The ocean has always sparked human curiosity. In the mid-20th century, people began to realize that there are limits to what humanity should do to our planet before it cannot support life as we know it, limits known as the planetary boundaries. The human population of the planet has reached 7 billion people and will soon approach 11 billion people. We rely on the earth to support us with ecosystem services; the ocean provides these services by regulating the climate system. The oceans have a…

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Subject in Law vs. Object in Law

The distinction between the subject and object in law is a very important element in law because it sets the scene for much of the structural discrimination that has hence occurred. This is relevant to sustainable development and human rights as law has evolved with subject-hood for only some and object-hood for the rest. This has consequences in terms of colonization, indigenous peoples, and other subjects. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Nature’s Solutions for Planetary Health: A case study from Borneo

This video is the second video of unit 1.1 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are ‘Nature-based solutions’, or NbS? How can they help build resilience to disasters and climate change impacts? Why is NbS relevant? How can I apply NbS in my work and everyday life?In this online course, UNEP and environmental experts from around the world will provide you with answers to those…

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Sustainable Food and Land Use

This chapters opens with a discussion of the CO2 emissions due to agriculture. Professor Sachs goes on to discuss how agriculture and food production impact SDGs, such as SDG 2: Zero Hunger, SDG 6: Clean Water, SDG 14: Life Below Water, and SDG 15: Life on Land. He elaborates on the dimensions of this transformation, including sustainable food, boundaries, shifting diets, supply chain governance, and proper planning. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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The Moral and Practical Limits of Global Capitalism

The topic of this video is the practical and moral flaws of the global economy. Learn about the good, the bad, and the ugly of how our global economy is creating new opportunities while perpetuating inequalities. If we're to solve these problems of exclusion and environmental sustainability, we need to change our outlook to one that emphasizes the common good rather than merely short-term, selfish desires. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Sustainable Food: What Can I Do?

This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability. It takes people to make a change. Be an informed consumer and make nutritious, science-based decisions on what to eat. Interviews with each lecturer tells what each believes is their biggest contribution to the agricultural world. You should eat more healthily and avoid salt, sugar, and fat, but also make decision s that have a difference for the planet and human populations.…

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Future Coasts

Currently, we have a rapidly changing coast due to climatic drivers such as sea level rise, as well as socioeconomic drivers such as population growth and migration towards the coast. Adaptation will be essential in the future development of coastal region, ranging from hard engineering measures to retreating from the sea’s impacts to the hinterland. We must adapt early and deal with uncertainty, and new approaches such as adaptive management and adaptation pathways are coming more and…