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ONE PLANET - ONE OCEAN: from SCIENCE to SOLUTIONS Resource Booklet to the 2017 Open Online Course ONE PLANET - ONE OCEAN: FROM SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS Resource Booklet to the 2017 Open Online Course The Ocean encircles the globe, forming the In this booklet you find the course largest interconnected ecosystem on resources that you can access through links. earth. It provides a huge range of services Follow the six course modules, each with a on which we rely; food, energy, series of 10-minute lectures from experts. transportation, environmental resilience, but Access the open-source resources provided, also immaterial benefits such as beauty, and test your knowledge in the online cultural identity and recreation that enhance quizzes. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) our sense of well-being. "One Planet One Ocean: From Science to We intend these resources to be of use to The pivotal role of the ocean in stabilizing Solutions" brings to you to the science and individuals seeking to browse and learn about climate, enabling a just distribution of fascination of the ocean. Marine scientists economic prosperity and allowing for integrated ocean issues, as well as for team with economists, lawyers and sustainable management and good teachers, multipliers at the local and regional philosophers to bring you a holistic view of governance of human activities is recognized level and anyone interested in accessing and how the ocean functions, how human in Goal 14 of the United Nations Sustainable disseminating ocean knowledge. interactions with the ocean can be understood, Development Goals that focuses on the Should you have questions, comments or and what solutions are available to support Ocean. both sustainable use and better stewardship of suggestions, or wish to team with us on global our blue planet. ocean literacy, please contact us at oceanmooc@gmail. com. MODULES: 01 One Planet - One Ocean | 02 Coasts | 03 Marine Ecosystems | 04 Fisheries & Aquaculture | 05 Marine Life & Minerals | 06 Ocean & Climate www.oceanmooc.org MODULE 1: ONE PLANET - ONE OCEAN Module Introduction Lectures Accessory Material Unit 1.1. Reading: Ocean Sustainable Development Goal 14 One Planet - One Ocean Reading: A Guide to SDG Interactions Reading: WOR1 - The First Assessment of the State of the Prof. Martin Visbeck Ocean Assignment: SDG14 Target 14.5. Reading: ‚A Rescue package for the Ocean‘ Unit 1.2. Reading: World Ocean Review - How the Sea Serves Us The Ocean: A Finite Resource Reading: World Ocean Review - Looking to the Future Prof. Martin Visbeck Video: A Rescue Package for the Ocean Assignment: Ocean Ecosystem Services Video: What is Sustainability? Unit 1.3. Video: ‚In the Same Net-Ocean Life, Ethics and the Human Spirit‘ Concepts of Sustainability Reading: Ecosystem Services and Ethics Prof. Konrad Ott About this Module Reading: Strong Sustainability Reading: Institutionalizing Strong Sustainability This introductory video takes you through the modules and Reading: World Ocean Review-Law of the Sea structure of the course. It presents the issues around human Unit 1.4. Reading: Exclusive Economic Zone interactions with the ocean, and provides the broad framework Governing Global Commons Reading: UN Audiovisual Library of International Law for each of the modules you find here. Prof. Nele Matz-Lück Video: International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea In this module you will hear the views of experts from a Reading: Regional Fishery Bodies variety of disciplines. We present nuggets and insights from science, while realising that ocean sustainability is about Unit 1.5. Reading: Pre-LGM Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea) and the Archaeology of Early Modern Humans human behaviour and human interactions with the ocean. We The Ocean through History invite you to continually ask yoursel-ves what this knowledge Dr. Jörn Schmidt Reading: Pelagic Fishing at 42,000 Years Before the Present means to individuals and societies and how it can lead to a and the Maritime Skills of Modern Humans better stewardship of the ocean. Unit 1.6. Reading: Securing Blue Wealth From Science to Solutions Video: SDG14-An Ocean Opportunity Quiz Prof. Martin Visbeck Reading: World Ocean Review - Conclusion Assignment: SDG Links You can find a Quiz to this Module here! www.oceanmooc.org MODULE 2: COASTS Module Introduction Lectures Accessory Material Video: The Ocean as a Common Heritage of Humankind Unit 2.1. Reading: The Coastal Syndromes and Hotspots on the Coast Coastal Systems Reading: World Ocean Review - Battle for the Coasts Prof. Athanasios Vafeidis Reading: Coastal Picture Database Assignment: CoastWards Unit 2.2. Video: Interview with Dirk Lindenau Influences from Land Reading: Sinking Deltas due to Human Activities Prof. Karl Stattegger Reading: Ocean Atlas-Life in the Danger Zone Video: Ocean Heat Storage and Sea-Level Rise Unit 2.3. a) Reading: European (EU28) Policy for Coastal Adaptation Influences from the Ocean Reading: How the Pacific Tsunami Warning System Works Prof. Athanasios Vafeidis Reading: Impact of Sea-Level Rise and Mitigation Strategies About this Module Reading: Sea-Level Rise and Its Impact on Coastal Zones Unit 2.3. b) Video: Submarine Landslides and Tsunamis I n this module, explore how humans interact with the coasts. Influences from the Ocean Reading: US Geological Survey Start by learning what characterizes coasts, and reflecting on Prof. Colin Devey Reading: Blog from Landslide Expert Prof. Dave Petley the ocean as a common heritage for humankind. Then look at Assignment: Coastal Threats how coasts are influenced by human activities on land and by Unit 2.4. Video: Governing Ocean Pollution the ocean. Subsequently, some possible solutions are Coastal Ecosystems Reading: Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection presented and you are asked to think about how you would like Reading: Shifting Perspectives on Coastal Impacts and Prof. Thorsten Reusch your coast to look in the future. Adaptation Video: Regional Voices Unit 2.5. a) Reading: Initial Spreading of a Mega Feeder Nourishment- Future of our Coasts Observation of the Sand Engine Pilot Project Prof. Athanasios Vafeidis Reading: The Protective Role of Coastal Marshes Unit 2.5. b) Video: Vanuatu Sand Drawings Quiz Future of our Coasts Reading: How Sea-Level Rise Affects Kiribati Dr. Mark Schürch Assignment: SDG14 Target 2 You can find a Quiz to this Module here! www.oceanmooc.org MODULE 3: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS Module Introduction Lectures Accessory Material Video: Antarctic Marine Food Webs Unit 3.1. Reading: Predators in the Ocean Marine Food Chains Assingment: Marine Food Web Prof. Thorsten Reusch Reading: World Ocean Review – Ocean Chemistry Unit 3.2. Reading: World Ocean Review – Marine Ecosystem Ocean Change: A Mix of Reading: Impacts of Climate Change on the Oceans Interacting Stressors Reading: Connection between Temperature and Phytoplankton Prof. Thorsten Reusch Reading: Chlorophyll and Surface Ocean Temperature Unit 3.3. Video: Valuing Ocean Assets Marine Ecosystem Change and Video: Ted Talk by Pavan Sukhdev-‘Put a Value on Nature!’ Services Reading: How the Sea Serves Us Assignment: Ocean Health Index Prof. Thorsten Reusch About this Module Unit 3.4. Video: Explanation Resilience Reading: Resilience Alliance In this module, look beyond and under the ocean surface to Resilience and Adaptation in Reading: Resilience and Ecosystem Services the Ocean explore the fascinating marine ecosystems of our ocean. The Reading: Ocean Atlas - Invasive Species introductory video introduces the module structure. After a brief Prof. Thorsten Reusch introduction to marine food chains and the fantastic variety of Unit 3.5. Video: Ted Talk by Nicole Cane - ‘Sustainable marine ecosystems, we will have a closer look at the mix of Ecosystem and Nutrient Ocean Management’ interacting stressors and marine ecosystem change and Management Reading: HELCOM Assignment: Involved Management services. Subsequently we look at the natural resilience of life Prof. Thorsten Reusch in the ocean and its capability to adapt. Finally, we will present some approaches to reduce anthropogenic stress on marine Unit 3.6. Video: OceanMOOC Scout Interview Reading: The Polar Code ecosystems and look into the legal options and challenges. Marine Spatial Planning Prof. Nele Matz-Lück Assignment: Rotating Marine Protected Areas Unit 3.7. Video: Making Law on the High Seas’ Quiz Governing Marine Biodiversity Reading: Regional Fisheries Bodies Prof. Nele Matz-Lück You can find a Quiz to this Module here! www.oceanmooc.org MODULE 4: FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE Module Introduction Lectures Accessory Material Reading: MarineBio - Ocean Resources Unit 4.1. Reading: World Ocean Review – Sustainable Use Our Ocean: A Finite Resource of Our Oceans Prof. Martin Visbeck Unit 4.2. Video: SeaWiFS Biosphere Data over the North Pacific Dance of the Plankton Reading: Plankton Chronicles Prof. Ulf Riebesell Reading: Tara Oceans Unit 4.3. Reading: Marine Food Web Reading: Fishbase Marine Food Chains Video: Census of Marine Life About this Module Prof. Thorsten Reusch This module looks at marine fisheries and aquaculture and how they play an essential role in ensuring global food security. Reading: WOR – The Future of Fish, The Fisheries of Future Unit 4.4. Video: Ted Talk by Jackie Savitz - ‘Save the Oceans, feed the World!’ After getting an overview on our Ocean’s finite resources, Fisheries Economics and Reading: Global Fishing Watch we look at the complex and fascinating processes and Management Reading: WWF - Sustainable Seafood Guides interactions of marine food webs building the basis for the Prof. Martin Quaas Assignment: EcoOcean Online Game exploitation of marine food. Subsequently, we learn about the Reading: FAO Report - The State of the World Fisheries and management of fish stocks and various types of Unit 4.5. Aquaculture marine aquaculture. Finally, we explain why innovative Aquaculture and Mariculture Reading: FishEthoBase aquaculture practices and better fisheries management are Prof. Thorsten Reusch Video: Ted Talk by Dan Barber ‘How I fell in Love with a Fish’ essential if we want the ocean to continue being one of Video: OceanMOOC Scout Interview with Dr. Tim Stauffenberger the main providers of essential protein and fatty acids for Assignment: My Seafood humans. Unit 4.6.
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