TY - JOUR
T1 - An introduction to the ‘Oceans and Society
T2 - Blue Planet’ initiative
AU - Smail, Emily A.
AU - DiGiacomo, Paul M.
AU - Seeyave, Sophie
AU - Djavidnia, Samy
AU - Celliers, Louis
AU - Le Traon, Pierre Yves
AU - Gault, Jeremy
AU - Escobar-Briones, Elva
AU - Plag, Hans Peter
AU - Pequignet, Christine
AU - Bajona, Lenore
AU - Zhang, Li
AU - Pearlman, Jay
AU - Steven, Andy
AU - Hodge, Jonathan
AU - Racault, Marie Fanny
AU - Storlazzi, Curt
AU - Skirving, William
AU - Hoeke, Ron
AU - Marra, John
AU - van Dongeren, Ap
AU - Muller-Karger, Frank
AU - Cripe, Douglas
AU - Takaki, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©, This work was authored as part of the Contributor's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.
PY - 2019/11/20
Y1 - 2019/11/20
N2 - We live on a blue planet, and Earth’s waters benefit many sectors of society. The future of our blue planet is increasingly reliant on the services delivered by marine, coastal and inland waters and on the advancement of effective, evidence-based decisions on sustainable development. ‘Oceans and Society: Blue Planet’ is an initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that aims to ensure the sustained development and use of ocean and coastal observations for the benefit of society. The initiative works to advance and exploit synergies among the many observational programmes devoted to ocean and coastal waters; to improve engagement with a variety of stakeholders for enhancing the timeliness, quality and range of information delivered; and to raise awareness of the societal benefits of ocean observations at the public and policy levels. This paper summarises the role of the initiative, current activities and considerations for future directions.
AB - We live on a blue planet, and Earth’s waters benefit many sectors of society. The future of our blue planet is increasingly reliant on the services delivered by marine, coastal and inland waters and on the advancement of effective, evidence-based decisions on sustainable development. ‘Oceans and Society: Blue Planet’ is an initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that aims to ensure the sustained development and use of ocean and coastal observations for the benefit of society. The initiative works to advance and exploit synergies among the many observational programmes devoted to ocean and coastal waters; to improve engagement with a variety of stakeholders for enhancing the timeliness, quality and range of information delivered; and to raise awareness of the societal benefits of ocean observations at the public and policy levels. This paper summarises the role of the initiative, current activities and considerations for future directions.
KW - group on earth observations
KW - Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)
KW - ocean best practices
KW - Ocean observations
KW - Oceans and Society: Blue Planet
KW - science for society
KW - user engagement
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85073582117
U2 - 10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959
DO - 10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073582117
SN - 1755-876X
VL - 12
SP - S1-S11
JO - Journal of Operational Oceanography
JF - Journal of Operational Oceanography
IS - sup2
ER -
