For the fourth and final theme of our UN Ocean Decade endorsed project, Turning the Tide: Systems thinking for a sustainable ocean, we focused on marine conservation and restoration. To explore this topic, we published articles and hosted a range of events in collaboration with experts in the...
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August 2024
June 2024
The concept of the Blue Economy covers any and all activities taking place in the coastal and marine environment. This encompasses a wide range of activities, including fisheries and aquaculture, maritime transport, renewable energy (such as offshore wind and tidal), tourism, seabed mining,...
May 2024
On the 23rd May, the Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education (CEDHE), hosted their annual forum: Innovating Environmental Science Education.
The forum shared a vision for optimism, evidence and skills based on the IES Future of ES23 project, Transforming the...
April 2024
Chichester Harbour is a natural harbour on England’s south coast, home to a diverse patchwork of wetland habitats, including swathes of saltmarsh. As well as being a haven for coastal biodiversity and a natural flood defence, saltmarshes are a powerhouse in the fight against climate change,...
December 2023
The IES has published a new report with guidance on how to transform environmental consenting processes into 'a team sport', moving from an adversarial process towards an integrated one.
Read the report: 'Adversarial to integrated: how to make environmental consenting a team sport'.
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December 2023
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science has been hosting discussions at this year’s COP28 on ocean climate solutions, with the aim to promote the role of science, media, technology and education to achieve ocean solutions for climate action and sustainable development.
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