Opis projektu wsparcia realizacyjnego programu UNESCO.

1. Irresponsible human economy has led to
considerable changes in the natural environment.
The biggest effects of human pressures on the marine environment
according to The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment: (2016)
• Climate change (ocean acidification, changes in salinity, sea-level, ocean
heat content and sea-ice coverage, reduction in oxygen content, changes in
ultra-violet radiation)
• Mortality and physical disturbance of marine biota
• Inputs to the ocean (toxic and radioactive substances, endocrine disruptors,
waterborne pathogens, plastics, explosives, excessive nutrient loads,
hydrocarbons)
• Demand for ocean space (alteration of coasts and seabed)
• Underwater noise (from shipping, sonar and seismic surveys)
• Interference with migration from structures in the sea or other changes in
routes along coasts or between parts of the sea and/or inland waters
• Introduction of non-native species
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2. “We have enough information to start taking
action immediately”
Peter Harris
Managing Director at GRID-Arendal
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3. Let’s do something
The aim of The Project Ocean is to stimulate the
members of our society and businesses to
protect our Planet consciously and actively
correspondingly with the scientic knowledge.

4. On 5 December 2017, the United
Nations proclaimed a Decade of
Ocean Science for Sustainable
Development, to be held from 2021
to 2030.
Learn more
This Decade will provide a common framework to
ensure that ocean science can fully support
countries’ actions to sustainably manage the
Oceans and more particularly to achieve the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

5. We can fly to the Moon,
but will we be able to we save our treasure?
The Decade will provide a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to
create a new foundation, across the science-policy
interface, to strengthen the management of our oceans
and coasts for the benefit of humanity.

6. We have to try!

7. On the basis of UNESCO guidelines we set up a
platform to connect social initiatives related to
the protection of the aquatic ecosystem with the
scientific knowledge and financial support.

8. At first sight, the platform will
support the 14th
Sustainable
Development Goal. However, we
need to remember that oceans
and the water economy have
the direct and indirect impact on
all aspects of our life so it will fill
the whole 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.

9. The Decade will mobilise resources and technological
innovation in ocean science needed to deliver key
societal outcomes:
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10. We want to engage in those 6 goals ocean challenges
- individuals and business.

11. How is it going to work?

12. 1.We find six corporate partners ocean challengers -
one for each challenge.

13. 2. We contact ocean-related organisation, institution as
well individuals that are willing to share their skills in
order to create an active ocean-community .
Together we will create a business coalition for the
ocean environment.

14. 3. We set up an online platform The Ocean Project with
description of challenges.
We are looking for changemakers with sollutions to
describe their ideas in prepared forms.

15. 4. The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish
Academy of Sciences (IO PAN) evaluates the
application in terms of scientific validity and
importance.

16. 5. Together with challengers and partners we
choose the best projects to be conducted.
All of them receive a feedback with a decision
wheter they enter the Project Ocean.

17. 6. We monitor the realisation of the projects.
This doesn’t mean only controlling but also
constant connection to the ocean-community
and its resources.

19. Benefits for originators (changemakers)
• Focusing on the local initiatives that have little chances to get
support from another sources
• Direct contact with a sponsor who will support specific actions
• Opportunity to increase the scope of the action thanks to
platform’s promotion
• Encouraging the virtual community to take part and support
similar projects
• Faster realisation of the project

20. Our potential partners
The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish
Academy of Sciences (IO PAN)
Learn more: http://www.iopan.gda.pl/index.html
UNESCO
Learn more: http://www.iopan.gda.pl/index.html

21. Benefits for challengers and partners
• Easy access to the base of projects waiting for support, tailoring
to the company profile
• Authenticity – projects address local society needs and
members’ personal stories
• Building one’s brand based on a modern CSR tool