Natalie Hart Marine CoLAB Comms Lead What a year it has been for CoLAB communications! We’ve coordinated a response to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), encouraged everyone to ‘Drop the S’, presented to the European Commission Mission Board for Healthy Oceans, represented at Our Ocean Norway, … Continue reading What have we learned about effective ocean communication in 2019?
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Protect Our Life Support System
An Open Letter to the Leaders of the United Kingdom The ocean plays a critical role in human health and the health of the planet. It buffers us against the worst impacts of climate breakdown, generates the oxygen we breathe, and provides sustenance and livelihoods for people across the world. The ocean protects and provides … Continue reading Protect Our Life Support System
What is your favourite ocean read?
Natalie Hart,Marine CoLAB Comms Lead ‘What is your favourite ocean read?’ was the question we asked Twitter earlier this year, back when sunlight was a real thing and we had holiday reading on our minds. The response we received was amazing, with scientists, NGO workers, policymakers and all sorts of ocean-lovers joining in the conversation … Continue reading What is your favourite ocean read?
CoLAB Network Meets to Discuss IPCC Response
The IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere will be released in September 2019 and the marine community predicts that it will paint a grim picture of the state of the ocean. On 27th June 2019 the Marine CoLAB network met for the first IPCC response framing workshop, borne out of a common recognition … Continue reading CoLAB Network Meets to Discuss IPCC Response
How might natural sounds boost our wellbeing?
An new collaborative initiative between researchers and BBC Radio 4 aim to investigate the therapeutic properties of sound and specifically, how the British public respond to nature-based sounds.
