Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
DOI
10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959
Publication Title
Journal of Operational Oceanography
Pages
1-11
Abstract
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.
Rights
© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Original Publication Citation
Smail, E. A., DiGiacomo, P. M., Seeyave, S., Djavidnia, S., Celliers, L., Le Traon, P.-Y., . . . Takaki, D. (2019). An introduction to the ‘Oceans and Society: Blue Planet’ initiative. Journal of Operational Oceanography, 1-11. doi:10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959
Repository Citation
Smail, Emily A.; DiGiacomo, Paul M.; Seeyave, Sophie; Djavidnia, Samy; Celliers, Louis; Le Traon, Pierre-Yves; Gault, Jeremy; Escobar-Briones, Elva; Plag, Hans-Peter; Pequignet, Christine; Bajona, Lenore; Zhang, Li; Pearlman, Jay; Steven, Andy; Hodge, Jonathan; Racault, Marie-Fanny; Storlazzi, Curt; Skirving, William; Hoeke, Ron; Marra, John; Dongeren, Ap van; Muller-Karger, Frank; Cripe, Douglas; and Takaki, Daniel, "An Introduction to the 'Oceans and Society: Blue Planet' Initiative" (2019). OES Faculty Publications. 356.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/oeas_fac_pubs/356
ORCID
0000-0003-0909-4501 (Plag)