Transdisciplinary Research for Ocean Sustainability (Oceans 1)
This Collaborative Research Action (CRA) aimed to contribute to the overall challenge of ocean sustainability, using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #14 (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development) as the overall framework. The call encouraged global partnerships of academics and non-academics to address one or more of the following topics:
- Pathways toward a sustainable and equitable use of oceans.
- Accounting for and minimizing impacts of global change.
The call was launched in 2018 and the projects were implemented between 2020 and 2024.
This CRA was supported by CSIRO, FAPESP, ANR, BMBF, RANNIS, MoES, JST, RCN, DOST-PCIEERD, RFBR, KAUST, NRF, FORMAS, SIDA, BOEM, and NSF.
Thirteen projects were selected:
| ARMSRestore | ARMS to reefs: A new tool to restore coral reef biodiversity, fisheries yields, and human health in Madagascar |
| MULTI-FRAME | Assessment Framework for successful development of viable ocean multi-use systems |
| Salt-Mine | Beyond freshwater generation: Mineral extraction from seawater desalination brine and seawwater greenhouse farming |
| COAST Card | Coastal Ocean Assessment for Sustainability and Transformation |
| COAST | Coastal OceAn SusTainability in Changing Climate |
| EXEBUS | Ecological and Economic impacts of the intensification of extreme events in the Benguela Upwelling System |
| OA-ME | Evaluation, Mitigation and Adaptation of Impacts of Ocean Acidification to Marine Ecosystems |
| ShipTRASE | Global shipping: Linking policy and economics to biogeochemical cycling and air-sea interaction |
| PolyCone | Integrated and sustainable regulation of cones in Eastern Polynesia |
| OceanFrontCHANGE | Managing Ocean Front Ecosystems for Climate Change |
| MARISCO | Marine Research and Innovation for a Sustainable management of Coasts and Oceans |
| NO CRISES | Negotiating Ocean Conflicts among RIvals for Sustainable and Equitable Solutions |
| OCEANS PACT | OCEAN Sustainability Pathways for Achieving Conflict Transformation Click here to see a visual story about this project’s results |