ECOP Wednesdays - The Wild Postcard Project: Local biodiversity through the art of children
On Wednesday 2 August 2023, EMB hosted its 12th ECOP Wednesday series event featuring Dr Eileen Diskin (University College Dublin, Ireland) and Dr Angela Stevenson (Geomar, Germany) who talked about "The Wild Postcard Project - Local biodiversity through the art of children". The talk was followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event was 1 hour long, from 12:00 - 13:00 CEST.
EMB Annual Report 2022
In 2022, the EMB Secretariat moved to the brand-new InnovOcean campus in Ostend (Belgium), where many valuable interactions and discussions have already taken place. Throughout the year, EMB organised a range of impactful initiatives, such as the CommOCEAN conference, a Brown Bag Lunch, and the launch of three new foresight publications. EMB also took a new turn by launching 'EMBracing the Ocean', an artist-in-residence programme which stimulated collaboration between Ocean scientists and artists, leading to remarkable artworks that reflect the deep connection between art and ocean sciences. To learn more about EMB’s activities and achievements, dive into the EMB's 2022 Annual Report.
ECOP Wednesdays - From a research project to a policy management tool
On Wednesday 5 July 2023, EMB hosted its 11th ECOP Wednesday series event featuring Young Ambassador Riwan Leroux who spoke about about the topic "From a research project to a policy management tool". The talk was followed by an interactive Q&A discussion. The event was 1 hour long, from 12:00 - 13:00 CEST.
EMB Science Webinar - Interdisciplinary Collaborations with Marine Social Science
On Thursday 20 July 2023, EMB hosted its 31th Third Thursday Science Webinar featuring Tim Stojanovic, Daniela Diz and Tavis Potts who spoke about the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations with marine social scientists.
Report from foresight workshop on ensuring accurate climate related predictions in Europe in 2035
The European Marine Board Secretariat organized a foresight workshop on the sustainability of the ocean observing and forecasting system, supported by the EU Innovation Action EuroSea, on 15-16 March 2023 at the Museum of Natural Sciences, Brussels (Belgium). The workshop aimed to gather key recommendations or considerations for possible future mechanisms to sustainably fund and coordinate ocean observation, prediction and information delivery in Europe.
Ocean oxygen: The role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation
EMB Future Science Brief No. 10 highlights the most recent science on Ocean oxygen, including causes, impacts and mitigation strategies of Ocean oxygen loss, and whether “every second breath we take comes from the Ocean”. It closes with key policy, management and research recommendations to address Ocean deoxygenation and communicate more accurately about the role of the Ocean in Earth’s oxygen.