Defining a Canadian blueprint for the Ocean Decade : UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

Discussing priority, areas, actions, contributions for the ocean decade.

Outcomes:

1. Clean ocean
2. Healthy and resilient ocean
3. Production ocean
4. Predicted ocean
5. Safe ocean
6. Accessible ocean
7. Inspiring and engaging ocean

We care about…

• Climate change solutions and resilience
• Collaboration in knowledge production
• Two-eye seeing and inclusivity
• Accessible and open data (when appropriate)
• Coordinated monitoring
• Invest in tools, infrastructure and capacity building for science
• Indigenous leadership
• Opportunities for coastal communities
• Build on existing infrastructure
• Conservation and ocean safety
• Cumulative effects
• Education, outreach and ocean literacy
• Utilizing Canadas diverse ecosystems and three ocean basins
• And so much more!

Caring for our oceans.

Themes

• Capacity building
• Access
• Equity, inclusion and diversity
• Co-design and co-deliver information, data and knowledge
• Communication

Next steps

• Finalize blueprint!
• Coordinate discussions
• support collaborative projects
• establish national decade committee
• funding for new projects and much more!

Made by Savanna Jaye