3. Ocean Literacy: an overview
This section provides a general overview of Ocean Literacy, its role in Sustainable Development, and the diverse forms it can take. This section includes:
- Introductory video on Ocean Literacy
- Defining Ocean Literacy
- The Ocean Literacy Essential Principles
It is important to recognize that Ocean Literacy should be adapted to geographical and cultural settings. Ocean Literacy initiatives can take several forms, it can be implemented by different sectors (e.g. formal education, media, government, private sector, etc.) and for different contexts. Ocean Literacy initiatives can focus on specific topics (e.g. projects focused on reducing pollution through microplastics) or on a comprehensive range of ocean issues (e.g. transversally incorporating all Ocean Literacy Principles in classrooms).
- Ocean Literacy: how people are connected to the ocean (2 minutes video animation) File 200MB Video file (MP4)
Learn how humans are connected to the ocean.
- Ocean Literacy adapted to cultural and geographical contexts (2 minutes video animation) File 234.8MB Video file (MP4)
Throughout history, every human culture has interacted with the ocean. Understand how you can be part of the Ocean Literacy movement adapting concepts to your own cultural and geographical context.
- Defining Ocean Literacy (15 minutes video) File 255.1MB Video file (MP4)Understand the concept and history of Ocean Literacy and how it can be adapted to multiple cultural and geographical contexts as well multiple sectors, this section is presented by Dr. Francesca Santoro from UNESCO-IOC.
- The Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (4 minutes video) File 81.8MB Video file (MP4)
Learn about the 7 Essential Principles of Ocean Literacy.