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Welcome to the Anthropocene

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Welcome to the Anthropocene

Welcome to the Anthropocene

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There is rising scientific evidence that humanity has now entered a new era that is defined as the Anthropocene, in which humanity is shaping the entire biosphere in a…
Ocean Plastic: Where Is It?

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Ocean Plastic: Where Is It?

Ocean Plastic: Where Is It?

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Plastic in the ocean is polluting the ocean, but in order to address this problem, we need to know where the plastic is within the ocean. In this chapter, Dr. Erik Van…
Sustainable Food and Land Use

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Sustainable Food and Land Use

Sustainable Food and Land Use

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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…
Ocean Plastic: What to do about it

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Ocean Plastic: What to do about it

Ocean Plastic: What to do about it

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This video addresses the question of how to deal with the plastic problem in the ocean in a sustainable way. Scientists all over the world are busy researching what…
The Quadruple Squeeze

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The Quadruple Squeeze

The Quadruple Squeeze

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The planetary squeeze, or the driving forces that explain why we’ve ended up with rising environmental risks, originate from four different areas: population…
Case study: Avoid using single use plastics

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Case study: Avoid using single use plastics

Case study: Avoid using single use plastics

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In this video, Dr Kim Borg discusses a project she was involved with about the problem of the use of single use plastics, and the influence of media campaigns that aim…
Social-Ecological Systems

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Social-Ecological Systems

Social-Ecological Systems

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Professor Carl Folke discusses a social-ecological system approach, in which people are looked at as being part of, and changing, the planet, in addition to being…
Non-renewable Ocean Resources: From Exploration…

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Non-renewable Ocean Resources: From Exploration…

Non-renewable Ocean Resources: From Exploration to Exploitation

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In the long run, resources will become scarcer and scarcer, but there is a possibility that resources will be recovered from the ocean. There is an abundance of seabed…
Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable…

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Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable…

Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable Development

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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…
Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

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Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

Our Ocean: A Finite Resource

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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…
Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

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Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

Justification for Planetary Boundary Selection

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A planetary boundary process is an environmental process that is part of the Earth's regulatory system, helping it to remain in our current desired state of the…
Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

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This chapter is about the challenges and opportunities that urban centers face. Urban centers are expanding beyond traditional urban boundaries in a process called urban…
Values and Attitudes to the Ocean

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Values and Attitudes to the Ocean

Values and Attitudes to the Ocean

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This chapter explores the human-ocean connection, and how managing the ocean requires managing human systems as well. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA…
One Planet, One Ocean - Trailer

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One Planet, One Ocean - Trailer

One Planet, One Ocean - Trailer

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Is the ocean the real final frontier? Humans have a greater understanding of the surface of the moon than they do of the depths of these waters. But what we know of the…
From Ocean Science to Ocean Sustainable…

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From Ocean Science to Ocean Sustainable…

From Ocean Science to Ocean Sustainable Development

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This chapter presents some amazing facts about the ocean, including that seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean and that the oceans provide 95…
Governing Global Commons

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Governing Global Commons

Governing Global Commons

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The regulation and enforcement of the oceans is very difficult. The Law of the Sea Convention and other landmark legal instruments have brought important progress over…

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