Static Protection for a Dynamic Ocean? Rethinking Marine Conservation
Multidisciplinary research conducted within BIOcean5D aims to strengthen marine conservation by advancing ecosystem-based approaches that reflect the ocean’s dynamic nature.
The diversity conundrum: Why do oceans shelter fewer species than land?
A recent publication by researchers from AZTI, CNRS, the Technical University of Denmark and Ikerbasque, co-funded by BIOcean5D, explores the paradox of why the oceans – despite covering 71% of Earth’s surface and having supported life for far longer than land – harbour fewer extant species than terrestrial environments.
Capturing diversity through traits
A recent BIOcean5D publication describes a novel approach to better capture plankton diversity in biogeochemical (BGC) models – an important step towards more accurate and realistic simulations of ocean ecosystems.
Blue Carbon at COP30: Navigating Potential and Risk
As global leaders gather at COP30 to confront the climate crisis, a new policy brief by BIOcean5D, BlueRemediomics and the Tara Ocean Foundation highlights the potential and risks of ocean carbon sequestration, urging caution and emphasising the need to prioritise direct emission reductions.
Swimming against the current: highlighting the value of plankton services for marine conservation
Recently published BIOcean5D research highlights the understudied value of plankton, their ecosystem services and disservices, and the importance of integrating this knowledge into marine policy.
From DNA to action: improving climate change predictions and ocean conservation with advanced modelling
A recent publication co-funded by BIOcean5D improves advanced modelling, sharpening predictions of climate change impacts and guiding stronger ocean conservation efforts.
BBNJ: protecting biodiversity in the Wild West of the high seas
Recently published policy briefs provide recommendations to support the rapid and effective implementation of the BBNJ Treaty and activate unprecedented protection of our Ocean and its biodiversity.
UNCBD COP16: connecting science and policy to strengthen ocean conservation – part 2
The BIOcean5D policy brief – launched at UNCBD COP16, in Cali, Colombia – describes innovative scientific approaches to strengthen existing marine protection and conservation strategies.
UNCBD COP16: connecting science and policy to strengthen ocean conservation – part 1
Improving marine protection and conservation strategies requires integrating new and innovative science-based approaches. Bridging the science-policy gap is a major aspect of BIOcean5D, illustrated by the policy brief launch at UNCBD COP16, in Cali, Colombia.
The BIOcean5D Handbook of Protocols
A BIOcean5D project deliverable: the suite of technologies and protocols we use to measure and understand life in, above and beneath the waves, down to the seafloor.