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News and EventsThe Fukushima Coast
FEC Fellow Dr Leslie Mabon recently wrote a short evidence-based explainer to summarize what is happening to the Fukushima coast based on the latest research and scientific evidence. The Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear accident in Japan in 2011 was one of the largest...
UNEP GRIDA Rapid Resource Assessment on coastal and offshore permafrost in the Arctic
Our Partners at PerCS-Net just shared exciting news with us: Recently Scott Dallimore and his team completed a UNEP GRIDA Rapid Resource Assessment on coastal and offshore permafrost in the Arctic. The RRA resulted in a comprehensive education and outreach resource...
Policy Brief “Sustaining China’s coastal resources: Recommendations to improve the state of the coasts in Hainan” now online!
New ZMT Policy Brief Sustaining China's coastal resources: Recommendations to improve the state of the coasts in Hainan What is the human impact on the coast of Hainan? This Policy Brief - available in English and Mandarin - summarizes the major findings of a...
New book co-edited by Yongming Luo: Microplastics in Terrestrial Environments – Emerging Contaminants and Major Challenges
New book: Microplastics in Terrestrial Environments - Emerging Contaminants and Major Challenges Yongming Luo, Director of FEC IPO at YIC-CAS and REP at ISSAS is one of the co-editors of this recently published book. This book focuses on microplastics as emerging...
The Globalization of Cultural Eutrophication in the Coastal Ocean: Causes and Consequences
The Globalization of Cultural Eutrophication in the Coastal Ocean: Causes and Consequences Excessive nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, have devastating effects on coastal marine ecosystems by causing algal blooms that deplete oxygen in the water, killing...
First map of marine structures shows how much we’ve modified the oceans
(From an article by Nick Lavars on newsatlas.com*) With our long history of altering the environment through manmade structures, we humans sure have made our mark on the Earth in our relatively short time here. Scientists in Australia have turned their attention to...
First Indigenous-Led Land and Sea Management Guidelines
(courtesy of Kate Cranney, CSIRO, as published on ecomagazine.com) More than 100 Indigenous contributors have created Australia’s first guidelines on how to best strengthen and share Indigenous knowledge in land and sea management. The Our Knowledge, Our Way...
Prof Michelle Mycoo appointed to International Science Council (ISC) as Liaison Committee Member for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Professor Michelle Mycoo of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago and Director of the Caribbean REP of FEC has been appointed to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Liaison Committee of the International Science Council (ISC)....
Two exciting new books by our Chinese colleagues on Bohai and Yellow Sea
Evolution of Environment and Ecosystem in the Bohai Sea and Coast Luo Yongming et al. (eds) ISBN: 978-7-03-063592-1Science Press, Beijing, ChinaJune, 2020This book covers the latest research progress in the hydrology, chemistry, and biology of the Bohai Sea,...
Circles of Coastal Sustainability: A new framework for coastal management
Coastal zones are complex systems that provide important resources for human wellbeing, such as fish stocks, recreation, and protection against extreme events. Starting with ourselves, many of us want to live near the coast and our dreamed travel list is full of...