Members of the recently initiated “Future Ocean Alliance” will address the ocean sustainability challenges of the 21 century, linking natural and social science knowledge with that of decision-makers and ocean users in business and civil society. This session will also invite the presentation of case examples on how to generate connectivity in ocean governance at various levels of the Earth system from the regional to the global (eg Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project, Western Indian Ocean Sustainable Ecosystem Alliance; Caribbean LME project; LOICZ). More. |