Françoise Gaill is a biologist and oceanographer specializing in deep marine ecosystems and adaptation to extreme environments. Emeritus research director at the CNRS, Françoise Gaill participated in 1968 and for more than 10 years in the first French oceanographic expeditions in the North Atlantic. Specializing in the fauna of aquatic organisms, particularly marine invertebrates and …
The EU recognizes the urgency to implement transformative action towards more sustainable management of the ocean in line with SDG 14 ‘Life Below Water’ of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A key enabling factor to achieve this is missing in the ocean arena despite the recent advances in reshaping ocean governance through the UN …
Oceans, which cover 70% of the planet, are in peril. Global research is mobilising to study and rescue it, and the CNRS is on the front lines, with over 1,000 scientists and 50 laboratories involved. An overview of the actions underway and the major challenges ahead, from the coasts to the depths of the sea. …
Protecting the oceans that cover 70% of the earth is not getting enough attention in climate change policy. Now, scientists are pushing for a dedicated international body to coordinate research and inform policymakers Alain Schuhl, deputy CEO for Science of the CNRS. Photo: Joachim Claudet / CNRS / Twitter An international initiative to establish a new …
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The CNRS brought together scientific institutions from across the globe for an exceptional conference to strengthen the position of the International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) within global ocean governance. “Today it is urgent to organize the global scientific community in support of a sustainable ocean.” Those were the words with which Alain Schuhl, Chief …
Ocean momentum continues with ongoing steps to build an inclusive and equitable International or Intergovernmental Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS). With a clear mandate for sustainability, the IPOS aims to ensure fair and diverse representation in the co-construction of knowledge informing ocean decision-making processes for conservation and development. Global environmental assessments such as those undertaken …
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The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is a global initiative to change how we cocreate and share knowledge. We need to find new ways of creating self-organising, bottom-up learning and impact networks. Stakeholders, researchers, funders, and facilitators need to be able to connect with each other. Experience, concerns, and potential solutions – …
Leading ocean experts propose a new International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) to build consensus and inform policy. This new international panel could translate ocean research into policy action. Story highlights The ocean science community has, so far, not been sufficiently well organized to provide coherent policy input on a global scale. The Intergovernmental panels …
The ocean has recently taken centre stage in the global geopolitical landscape. Despite rising challenges to the effectiveness of multilateralism, attention to ocean issues appears as an opportunity to co-create pathways to ocean sustainability at multiple levels. The ocean science community, however, is not sufficiently well organised to advance these pathways and provide policy input. …
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The ocean is increasingly recognized as being inextricably interwoven with climate, biodiversity and human well-being. This emerging recognition has highlighted the need for a coordinated approach to support policy and governance of the ocean system as a whole. Stewardship of the ocean must be led by evidence – informed by the past, present and future …