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  • The Ocean As Natural Capital

    The Ocean As Natural Capital

    Suddenly, we have the capacity to see beyond the horizon and understand the full integration of traditional capital and natural capital…
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    Jan 15
    Reciprocity and the Art of Giving Back to Nature

    Reciprocity and the Art of Giving Back to Nature

    Reciprocity makes every one of us a winner, everyone a builder, everyone a giver. It is a simple framework that allows us to understand…
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Dec 22, 2020
    Art and Advocacy Combine in The Outlaw Ocean Music Project

    Art and Advocacy Combine in The Outlaw Ocean Music Project

    By Molly Colin. This article originally appeared in San Francisco Classical Voice. December 8, 2020.
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Dec 15, 2020
    Security and Peace on the Ocean

    Security and Peace on the Ocean

    Part One of the multi-part BLUEprint Series: How the Ocean Will Save Civilization
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Nov 18, 2020
    Aquaponics

    Aquaponics

    Alternative methods of agriculture and aquaculture are the way of the future, offering new opportunities for growth, innovation and…
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Jul 21, 2020
    A Solution within Reach: The Civilian Coastal Conservation Corps

    A Solution within Reach: The Civilian Coastal Conservation Corps

    By Paul J. Baicich
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Jun 16, 2020
    A Blue Renaissance

    A Blue Renaissance

    The Value of Ecosystem Analysis in a Post-Covid World
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    World Ocean Observatory
    May 6, 2020
    Solutions Within Reach

    Solutions Within Reach

    In Pursuit of a Cure
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Apr 21, 2020
    Will the Siren Call of the Blue Economy Lure Us to Our Demise?

    Will the Siren Call of the Blue Economy Lure Us to Our Demise?

    by Tundi Agardy, Curator of the World Ocean Forum
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Apr 21, 2020
    Will Ocean Seabed Mining Delay the Discovery of Potential Coronavirus Vaccines?

    Will Ocean Seabed Mining Delay the Discovery of Potential Coronavir...

    by Nishan Degnarain
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Apr 1, 2020
    A VIRAL OPPORTUNITY

    A VIRAL OPPORTUNITY

    What kind of world do we want on the other side of this crisis?
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Mar 19, 2020
    Is a Retreating Glacier on Your Bucket List?

    Is a Retreating Glacier on Your Bucket List?

    What Happens to Arctic Tourism Once the Ice is Gone?
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Mar 11, 2020
    Revolutionizing Ocean Research with Rev Ocean

    Revolutionizing Ocean Research with Rev Ocean

    A new visionary project from Norway will provide HQ and a ship for scientists doing ocean research
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    Mar 11, 2020
    India’s Terrifying Water Crisis

    India’s Terrifying Water Crisis

    To survive the climate emergency, India needs the collective power of small-scale, nature-based efforts
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Mar 11, 2020
    Switzerland, Afghanistan and the Sea |

    Switzerland, Afghanistan and the Sea |

    Although landlocked, Switzerland has a long involvement with the seas. Charles H. Norchi explores Switzerland”s unusual and historic role…
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    Mar 11, 2020
    A Stunning Art Installation Showing Sea Level Rise

    A Stunning Art Installation Showing Sea Level Rise

    Lines (57° 59′ N, 7° 16’W) — a breathtaking art installation in Scotland brings attention to projected sea-level rise by showing the…
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    World Ocean Observatory
    Mar 10, 2020
    It’s Time for a Blue Energy Future

    It’s Time for a Blue Energy Future

    The fossil fuel era is over. It’s time to look toward ocean energy: wind, hydropower, salinity gradient power, and further inventive blue…
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    Feb 25, 2020
    At the Fishhouses

    At the Fishhouses

    “I have seen it over and over, the same sea, the same,/ slightly, indifferently swinging above the stones, icily free above the stones,/…
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    Dec 31, 2019
    FOUR WAYS WE BENEFIT FROM THE OCEAN: A Crash Course in Ecosystem Services

    FOUR WAYS WE BENEFIT FROM THE OCEAN: A Crash Course in Ecosystem Se...

    Part two of a multi-part series on ocean and marine environments through an economic lens
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    John Bohorquez
    Oct 16, 2019
    Key Takeaways from the United Nations Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere

    Key Takeaways from the United Nations Special Report on Oceans and ...

    The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report projects unprecedented changes in the ocean. Here’s what you need to…
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    Oct 4, 2019
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