Ocean Fertilization: A Scientific Summary for Policy Makers

A Scientific Summary for Policymakers on Ocean Fertilization, commissioned by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and prepared with the assistance of SOLAS, is now available through online and in print. The Summary considers the practicalities, opportunities and threats associated with large-scale ocean fertilization.
Reference: Wallace, D.W.R., Law, C.S., Boyd, P.W., Collos, Y., Croot, P., Denman, K., Lam, P.J., Riebesell, U., Takeda, S., & Williamson, P. (2010) Ocean Fertilization. A Scientific Summary for Policy Makers. IOC/UNESCO, Paris (IOC/BRO/2010/2). 17pp
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Ocean Acidification: A Summary for Policy makers

This summary for policymakers reports on the state of scientific knowledge on ocean acidification, based on the latest research presented at The Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, held in Monterey, California, in September 2012. Experts present the projected changes from ocean acidification for ecosystems and the people who rely on them, according to levels of confidence for these outcomes.
Reference: Ocean Acidification: A Summary for Policymakers from the Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World
- last update May 2014 -