TY - JOUR
T1 - An introduction to the ‘Oceans and Society: Blue Planet’ initiative
AU - Smail, Emily A.
AU - DiGiacomo, Paul M.
AU - Seeyave, Sophie
AU - Djavidnia, Samy
AU - Celliers, Louis
AU - Le Traon, Pierre-Yves
AU - Gault, Jeremy
AU - Escobar-Briones, Elva
AU - Plag, Hans-Peter
AU - Pequignet, Christine
AU - Bajona, Lenore
AU - Zhang, Li
AU - Pearlman, Jay
AU - Steven, Andy
AU - Hodge, Jonathan
AU - Racault, Marie Fanny
AU - Storlazzi, Curt
AU - Skirving, William
AU - Hoeke, Ron
AU - Marra, John
AU - van Dongeren, Ap
AU - Muller-Karger, Frank
AU - Cripe, Douglas
AU - Takaki, Daniel
N1 - Funding Information: The work was in part supported by the Ocean Remote Sensing (ORS) Program of the NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). We thank the Steering Committee, Advisory Board and Working Groups of the GEO Blue Planet Initiative for their contributions, support and guidance. We also acknowledge the valuable feedback provided by three anonymous reviewers. The scientific results and conclusions, as well as any views or opinions expressed herein, are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or the US Government.
PY - 2019/11/20
Y1 - 2019/11/20
N2 - We live on a blue planet, and Earth’s waters benefit many sectors of society. The future of our blue planet is increasingly reliant on the services delivered by marine, coastal and inland waters and on the advancement of effective, evidence-based decisions on sustainable development. ‘Oceans and Society: Blue Planet’ is an initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that aims to ensure the sustained development and use of ocean and coastal observations for the benefit of society. The initiative works to advance and exploit synergies among the many observational programmes devoted to ocean and coastal waters; to improve engagement with a variety of stakeholders for enhancing the timeliness, quality and range of information delivered; and to raise awareness of the societal benefits of ocean observations at the public and policy levels. This paper summarises the role of the initiative, current activities and considerations for future directions.
AB - We live on a blue planet, and Earth’s waters benefit many sectors of society. The future of our blue planet is increasingly reliant on the services delivered by marine, coastal and inland waters and on the advancement of effective, evidence-based decisions on sustainable development. ‘Oceans and Society: Blue Planet’ is an initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that aims to ensure the sustained development and use of ocean and coastal observations for the benefit of society. The initiative works to advance and exploit synergies among the many observational programmes devoted to ocean and coastal waters; to improve engagement with a variety of stakeholders for enhancing the timeliness, quality and range of information delivered; and to raise awareness of the societal benefits of ocean observations at the public and policy levels. This paper summarises the role of the initiative, current activities and considerations for future directions.
KW - group on earth observations
KW - Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)
KW - ocean best practices
KW - Ocean observations
KW - Oceans and Society: Blue Planet
KW - science for society
KW - user engagement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073582117&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1755876x.2019.1634959
DO - 10.1080/1755876x.2019.1634959
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - S1-S11
JO - Journal of Operational Oceanography
JF - Journal of Operational Oceanography
SN - 1755-876X
IS - sup2
ER -
