The oceans supply substantial amounts of the world's food, but are often ignored in discussions about combating hunger and making food systems sustainable. With this in mind, Springer Nature has focused on SDG 14 with two principal approaches. We are publishing a number of high-level overviews from research consortia with a view to influencing discussions by heads of state and decision-makers in various sectors of society and policymaking. One example is the peer-reviewed outputs of the Norwegian government's international High Level Panel (HLP) for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, intended to stimulate the UN Ocean Summit. Another approach is to enhance oceans-related outputs across all of our imprints, all of our content types, and across the academic disciplines. On this page you can find some of our content highlights.
Get to know the speakers
This day-long event featuring keynote speeches, panels, and presentations from leading names across industries including: Cara Delevingne, Ellie Goulding, Bill McKibben, Jean-Michel & Fabien Cousteau, Sylvia Earle, OceanX, Terracycle Founder & CEO Tom Szaky, Gayatri Reksodihardjo – Lilley (LINI), Youth Activist Lilly Platt and many more. The event which typically takes place in the UN headquarters is open to the public for the first time, and accessible live from all continents around the globe.
Here three of the speakers, Bill McKibben, renowned American environmentalist, Michael Selden, the Co-Founder of Finless Foods, and Olivier Ceberio, Co-founder of Resolute Marine Energy, share their thoughts on research collaboration, public engagement, and what it means to make meaningful change.
High Level Panel Papers
The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy is a group of world leaders committed to developing and catalysing solutions for ocean health and wealth that support the Sustainable Development Goals. The panel commissioned a series of ‘Blue Papers’ assessing the health and economic potential of the oceans. In this Collection we present peer-reviewed research papers, Reviews, Perspectives and Commentaries that distill and build on the findings in these Blue Papers to help navigate the transition to a more sustainable relationship with our seas.
- The first series article is available online now: The ocean genome and future prospects for conservation and equity, Nature Sustainability
SDG14 researchers and societal impact
Discover SDG14 researchers' attitudes towards societal impact in this downloadable infographic, part of a larger project in partnership with the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), exploring the role of open research in accelerating progress on global societal challenges. Learn more.
A Good Old-Fashioned Sea Story
Part of the Springer Nature Storytellers Program
Ocean Sciences at Springer
Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean
Springer features insights from key opinion leaders to support SDG 14. With over 2,000 books and 90 journals across all areas of the Ocean Sciences, Springer supports academics, professionals and practitioners around the world. Take a closer look at Springer's vibrant Ocean Sciences collection!
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The Springer Nature Sustainability Community supports our SDG Programme. Read recently published articles and thoughts from researchers working to solve the world's grand challenges. Featured are contributions related to SDG14.
