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What's on at the University of Plymouth: Final Symposium for the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Blue Communities Programme. Sharing knowledge and results to date. 23-25 March 2022.
Despite the potentially huge contributions that coastal communities might make in marine resource management and sustainability, their participation in such efforts have only been recognized recently, particularly in Southeast Asia. Involving community perceptions can offer new insights for policy makers and resource managers and can elicit strong commitment and support from the communities themselves. This paper aims to understand perceptions of coastal communities of local environmental issues, specifically how these have developed over time, to understand expectations and perceptions of tre...
Coral reefs are a natural habitat for many species, as well as being of high economic and touristic significance. However, they represent an extremely sensitive ecosystem with a narrow ecological limit: prolonged high temperatures can lead to bleaching, in which corals expel their symbiotic algae and eventually corals will degrade and die. This work investigates the potential threat of rising temperatures to coral reefs in Southeast Asian Seas through a case study of the UNESCO Cu Lao Cham – Hoi An Biosphere Reserve. We assessed the risk caused by both rising sea surface temperature (SST) an...
The World Oceans Day swim, to raise awareness of the problem of plastic in the sea, takes place on 5 June at the from the Point Yacht Club Beach Clubhouse.
Plastic Oceans International Launches BlueCommunities Initiative Global Network of Local Partnerships Aims to Inspire Change Worldwide News provided by Share this article MALIBU, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Plastic Oceans International announces the launch of BlueCommunities, a global initiative that establishes collaborative partnerships with local communities and organizations, supporting projects that can inspire change worldwide. With startup funding provided by Howden Group Holdings, this new initiative launches in six communities: Alappuzah, India; Campeche, Mexico; Chiloe...