iSea Stories: understanding the Ocean for media and press (Self Paced)

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• 1. Welcome to the IOC-UNESCO Ocean Literacy Course iSea Stories: understanding the Ocean for media and press!

  
  

  This course provides a general understanding of the concept of Ocean Literacy and the importance of the ocean. 

  It aims to support participants to incorporate Ocean Literacy into their work and their day to day lives. It has been launched in the context of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021 – 2030) and is proudly supported by the Government of Sweden. You can complete the course according to your time and availability (Note: course will remain available until December 2021).

  We look forward to know more about your Ocean Literacy activities, so please use the Forum to introduce yourself and interact with other participants.
  

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• 2. Introduction

  Knowing and understanding the ocean’s influence on us, and our influence on the ocean is crucial to living and acting sustainably. This is the essence of Ocean Literacy. 

  Discover more about Ocean Literacy by watching the course introduction.
  

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• 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:

  1. Introductory videos on Ocean Literacy 
  2. Defining Ocean Literacy
  3. 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 and 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).

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• 4. Diving into the ocean

  Watch the interactive presentations about the ocean features and the importance of the ocean sustain life on the planet. Presented by Dr. Francesca Santoro, Programme Specialist from IOC-UNESCO.
  

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• 5. Public benefits of the ocean

  The ocean provides many public benefits, such as food, climate regulation, oxygen, jobs, tourism facilities and many more. This section provides a general overview of the public benefits of the ocean. It includes presentations, guest speakers and additional resources:
  
  Watch the presentations about the public benefits of the ocean presented by IOC-UNESCO Ocean Literacy Consultant and also Founder of the NGO Planeta Océano, Ms. Kerstin Forsberg.
  

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• 6. Guest Speakers: Public benefits of the ocean

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• 7. Sustainability challenges - Marine pollution

  This section discusses sustainability challenges faced by the ocean. It includes a series of presentations as well as guest speakers and additional resources. Understand ocean challenges such as marine pollution (by Ms. Kerstin Forsberg).

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• 8. Sustainability challenges - Over-exploitation of the ocean

  Discover more about over-exploitation (by Ms. Kerstin Forsberg).
  

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• 9. Sustainability challenges - Climate change

  Understand how the ocean is connected to climate change and human impacts on land (by Ms. Kerstin Forsberg).
  

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• 10. Guest speakers: Sustainability challenges

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• 11. Ways forward - Marine Protection

  This section explores solutions to some of the sustainability challenges faced by the ocean. It includes presentations, diverse approaches by guest speakers and additional resources:

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• 12. Ways forward - Sustainable Solutions

  The ocean is home of endless sustainable solutions that can shape the future of the planet, understand more about the sustainable solutions by watching the series of videos:
  

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• 13. Guest speakers: Ways forward

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• 14. Developing stories for the Ocean

  Understand the ocean stories that media can tell (by Mr. Vinícius Lindoso, Communications Officer for the IOC-UNESCO).
  

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• 15. Guest speakers: Developing stories for the Ocean

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• 16. Digital communication of the ocean

  Understand how to optimize your online content creation about the ocean and incentivize your audience to understand the ocean challenges. This section is presented by the Ocean Literacy Consultant Ms. Ana Vitória Tereza.
  

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• 17. Social media campaigns

  Watch our interactive presentation with examples of social media campaigns that drive behavior-change, presented by the IOC-UNESCO Ocean Literacy Consultant and also Founder of the Ocean Immersion project, Ms. Ana Vitória Tereza. 
  

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• 18. Guest speakers: Media and Press in Ocean Literacy

  Check the examples related to Ocean Literacy.
  

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• 19. Ocean Literacy and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

  Ocean Literacy in its broadest sense, can spearhead engagement and ownership across all types of stakeholders, and hence provide a critical pathway for implementation and adoption of the UN Decade.

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• 20. The Ocean Literacy Framework

  Understand the role of Ocean Literacy throughout the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
  

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• 21. Ocean Literacy and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

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• Conclusions

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• Feedback Survey

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