Updates from the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON)

Updates from the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON)

We would like to encourage you to take advantage of some exciting opportunities to engage with the global ocean acidification community today. First, you can visit the Ocean Action Hub online forum for ocean acidification discussions in advance of the UN Ocean Conference on SDG-14. Second, visit the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) portal and contribute your ocean acidification monitoring assets. Third, take a look at the 3rd GOA-ON workshop Summary for Policymakers to get an overview of ongoing global and regional network activities. Last but not least, consider becoming a mentor or mentee through GOA-ON's Pier2Peer program. 


1. Participate in an online forum on ocean acidification

In advance of the Ocean Conference on addressing the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG-14) to be held on 5-9 June in New York, USA, an online forum - the Ocean Action Hub - opened for contributions just recently. The discussion is on the implementation of SDG14.3, aimed at minimising and addressing the impacts of ocean acidification (OA). The forum is moderated by Kirsten Isensee (UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, France), David Osborn (International Atomic Energy Agency, Monaco), Bronte Tilbrook (CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Australia) and Libby Jewett (NOAA OA Program, USA). Please post a comment on your experience in the forum online. If you have any difficulties posting online, you can email it This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To encourage wider participation, please also share this link with your networks.

The forum will be open until 30 March 2017.
 

 

2. Contribute your OA monitoring assets to the GOA-ON portal

The GOA-ON portal displays OA monitoring assets worldwide and is a key tool for evaluating global OA monitoring capacity. You can make new submissions or update old ones here.


 3. Third GOA-ON workshop Summary for Policymakers now available

Please find attached a pdfworkshop report/Summary for Policymakers from the third GOA-ON workshop, which took place in Hobart, Australia, last May. This document summarizes the meeting results and provides an overview of ongoing GOA-ON and regional acidification network activities. Please share within your networks.
 
4. Pier2Peer program of GOA-ON
Consider becoming a mentor or mentee through the Pier2Peer program. Pier2Peer is a scientific mentorship program supporting the expansion of OA observing capacity through two way sharing and capacity building activities. If you have any new stories of collaboration enhanced by Pier2Peer, please share them with This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that they can be included in the upcoming Pier2Peer newsletter. 

If you have any questions to the above activities please feel free to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at GOA-ON.