8 June is World Ocean Day. The 2022 theme for the day is ‘One Ocean, One Climate, One Future – Together.’ Griffith University works in partnership with other research institutions to provide valuable insight into ways in which our oceans can be preserved.
World Ocean Day provides advocacy and awareness for conservation efforts and climate change issues. The event website provides resources and ways you can take action. World Ocean Day has a close alignment with a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN Sustainable Development group referenced the ‘sustainable blue economy’ in a tweet promoting the upcoming UN Ocean Conference:
https://twitter.com/SustDev/status/1530059473368268801
The ‘blue economy’ refers to ocean-based development opportunities with environmental stewardship and protection.
Griffith University is a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals, and is currently ranked 38th in the world in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for taking meaningful strides towards accomplishing SDGs such as:
- good health and well-being
- reduced inequalities
- peace, justice and strong institutions
- partnerships for the goals.
In the context of ocean sustainability, Griffith is a partner in the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre.
As Australia reacts to climate change and begins transitioning away from fossil-fuels as energy sources, it is valuable to see the Blue Economy’s proposed balance of economic activity with long-term ecosystem capacity for sustainable industries. You can read the progressive contributions of Griffith Researchers to the Blue Economy CRC’s body of research through these articles:
2020: The Blue Economy and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and opportunities
2021: Blue Economy and the total environment: Mapping the interface
2022: A review of support tools to assess multi-sector interactions in the emerging offshore Blue Economy
Find more Griffith research for the Blue Economy from Griffith Research Online.
