SDG 14 - Life below water

INITIATIVES

NOVA University Lisbon contributes to tackle the SDG14 with initiatives including, but not limited to:

• Activities to promoted actions of cleaning and monitoring marine litter such as the FCT NOVA Clean the Tejo river initiative with the League for the Protection of Nature (LPN), under the scope of Mediterranean Action Day.

• Other initiatives:

Academic Contribution

Publications and Projects

NOVA contributes significantly to the research into the area of SDG14. Here are some examples of specific publications in this area:

• The environmental history and economy of ambergris: Portuguese sources contributing to study the trade of a global commodity
• Coastal Geomorphological and Environmental changes as drivers of historical shifts in maritime activities
• An International Online Social Survey of Public Attitudes Towards Cetaceans
• Brazilian manatees (re)discovered: Early modern accounts reflecting the overexploitation of aquatic resources and the emergence of conservation concerns
• Ecosystem services of geoduck farming in South Puget Sound, USA: a modeling analysis
• A capital approach for assessing local coastal governance
• Applying a social-ecological systems approach to understanding local marine management trajectories in northern Mozambique
• Will seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) quality change in a warmer ocean?
• Bizarre fossil beaked whales (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) fished from the Atlantic Ocean floor off the Iberian Peninsula
• Developmental and physiological challenges of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) early life stages under ocean warming

In terms of specific projects in this area, learn more about the UNESCO Jean Monnet Chair "The Ocean's Cultural Heritage" awarded to NOVA FCSH and the CAPonLITTER project - Capitalising good coastal practices and improving policies to prevent marine litter, coordinated by FCT NOVA.

Learning

NOVA University Lisbon has a strong formative offer, distinguished by quality and variety, linked to the SDGs. We support the integration of interdisciplinarity and sustainability in all our study cycles.