Earth & Environment
Ocean solutions for a sustainable, healthy and inclusive future
Many issues afflict the ocean, such as loss of biodiversity, overexploitation, acidification, warming and increasing pollution. Recognizing the scope and urgency of this problem, PLOS Biology has developed a new collection of articles under the theme “Ocean solutions for a sustainable, healthy and inclusive future”. The collection explores potential solutions to mitigate the impacts of human activity on ocean ecosystems to minimize or reverse degradation, paving the way for the sustainable use of marine resources. Articles highlight some of the key research priorities on mitigation of the anthropogenic effects on the oceans.
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PLOS Blogs
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PLOS Biology
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PLOS Biology The search for ocean solutions
The search for ways to protect and restore ocean health is rapidly accelerating and expanding. A new collection of articles draws on…
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PLOS Biology Black in Marine Science: A new wave is here
Black in Marine Science was founded in 2020 to celebrate black marine scientists, spread environmental awareness, and inspire the next…
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PLOS Biology Two-eyed seeing: Embracing the power of Indigenous knowledge for a healthy and sustainable Ocean
Indigenous knowledge is often disregarded and opportunities for positive change are lost. To protect the Ocean, a “two-eyed seeing”…
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PLOS Biology Reimagining sustainable fisheries
The current conception of sustainable fisheries focuses on single “stocks” targeted by industrial fisheries to supply growing global…
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PLOS Biology Algal solutions: Transforming marine aquaculture from the bottom up for a sustainable future
Today’s global food production system is unsustainable. Shifting the focus of marine aquaculture down the food chain to algae could help…
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PLOS Biology Multiomics in the central Arctic Ocean for benchmarking biodiversity change
Multiomics approaches need to be applied in the central Arctic Ocean to benchmark biodiversity change and to identify novel species and…
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PLOS Biology Advancing the protection of marine life through genomics
The rapid growth in genomic techniques provides the potential to transform how we protect, manage, and conserve marine life. Further,…
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PLOS Biology Tackling the mangrove restoration challenge
Mangroves have been converted and degraded for decades. Rates of loss have declined over the past decades, but achieving resilient…
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PLOS Biology Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade
Humanity’s relationship with the Ocean needs to be transformed to effectively address the multitude of governance crises facing the Ocean,…
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PLOS Biology Finding logic models for sustainable marine development that deliver on social equity
Sustainable development is often represented as contributing to desirable outcomes across economic, environmental, and social goals, yet…
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PLOS Biology Five actionable pillars to engage the next generation of leaders in the co-design of transformative ocean solutions
Solutions to complex and unprecedented global challenges are urgently needed. Overcoming these challenges requires input and innovative…
Featured Editors
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Image creditNancy Knowlton CC BY 4.0GUEST EDITOR, PLOS BIOLOGY Nancy Knowlton
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Image creditEmanuele Di Lorenzo CC BY 4.0GUEST EDITOR, PLOS BIOLOGY Emanuele Di Lorenzo