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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Ocean Literacy for all: a global strategy to raise the awareness for the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of our ocean.

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Description
Description
Most of us live our lives unaware of how our day-to-day actions impact on the health of the ocean, or how the health of the ocean impacts on our own daily lives. Ocean literacy is defined as an understanding of the oceans influence on you and your influence on the ocean.

The focus of the Ocean Literacy for ALL initiative is to develop a global partnership to raise the awareness on the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of our ocean and its resources and to build an improved public knowledge base across the worlds population regarding our global ocean.

Building on existing national, regional, and international ocean education initiatives, such as those conducted by the Trans-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, the International Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE), and the European and Asian Association of Marine Science Educators, this initiative aims at developing a plan to foster ocean awareness and ocean literacy education in all segments of society.

The goals of this initiative are to:

1.) Encourage cooperation and exchange on ocean education to improve ocean literacy;

2.) Raise awareness of the two-way interactions between the ocean and peoples daily lives, and empower citizens to adjust their everyday behavior; and

3.) Seek and apply innovative ways to make our current and future citizens ocean literate, so that they recognize environmental challenges and can make informed and responsible decisions related to ocean stewardship and the use of ocean resources.

The activities will be coordinated by UNESCOs Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. The Swedish Government provides financial support. Following this initiative, several strategic activities will continue the momentum toward achieving the three goals listed above. In joint deliberation with all partners involved, international working groups will be established to continue to steer the implementation of the activities.
Partners
College of Exploration, Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement, European Marine Science Educators Association, World Ocean Network, Ocean Frontier Institute, Ciencia Viva, Italian Network on Ocean Literacy, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, Asia Marine Science Education Association, Canadian Network for Ocean Education, Planeta Oceano, Centre for Environment & Society of Washington College, Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, National Marine Educators Association, Nauru, Swedish Government
Nature
Ocean Literacy
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Timeline
01 January 1970 (start date)
01 January 1970 (date of completion)
Entity
UNESCO
SDGs
Geographical coverage
Paris, France
Ocean Basins
Global
Communities of Ocean Action
Marine and coastal ecosystems management, Scientific knowledge, research capacity development and transfer of marine technology
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Contact Information

Francesca Santoro, Programme Specialist