Taskforce on Ocean Governance

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Call for abstracts for an ISA panel on Ocean Governance issues

*UPDATE – ALL FILLED UP* The call for proposals for the International Studies Association conference, in Toronto March 27th-30th 2019, are out, and we are putting together at least one panel proposal on Ocean Governance issues – or on ” multi-level challenge of oceans governance in the Anthropocene” as the Task Force on Ocean Governance so eloquently phrases it. We would like to propose two panel, however, but to do that we need three more papers for […]

Article on the BBNJ treaty and Marine Litter

A new article on the BBNJ treaty as well as the challenge of marine litter in the form of plastic pollutions  entitled “Ocean plastics and the BBNJ treaty – is plastic frightening enough to insert itself into the BBNJ treaty, or do we need to wait for a treaty of its own?” has been published OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-018-0495-4  ABSTRACT Marine litter, and plastics in particular, is fast […]

ANNOUNCEMENT: São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Interdisciplinary Research and Governance

Given the complexity of current environmental challenges, the interdisciplinary approach to science has gained increased awareness and use in the global scientific research community. The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Interdisciplinary Research and Governance will gather a critical mass of young scientists to discuss scientific knowledge of relevance to society. Audience: Graduate students (Masters and Doctoral course). APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED – 30 MARCH 2018