#4 What Future for the Ocean and Human Societies?
To mark World Ocean Day and in connection with the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), the Office for Climate Education (OCE) presents a series of four articles to explore the theme “Ocean and Climate” in the classroom. After exploring thermal regulation, the ocean’s role as a heat sink, and carbon sequestration, this fourth and final article focuses on marine biodiversity and the multiple interactions between the ocean and human societies in the context of climate change.
#4 What Future for the Ocean and Human Societies?
To mark World Ocean Day and in connection with the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), the Office for Climate Education (OCE) presents a series of four articles to explore the theme “Ocean and Climate” in the classroom. After exploring thermal regulation, the ocean’s role as a heat sink, and carbon sequestration, this fourth and final article focuses on marine biodiversity and the multiple interactions between the ocean and human societies in the context of climate change.