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January 20, 2020

A Proposal to Address Marine Debris and Microplastics

APRU academic experts informed APEC officials at a workshop hosted by the APEC Marine Sustainable Development Center on ...

August 22, 2019

What are the co-benefits to SDG14 when making progress toward other SDGs? Initial findings reported at APEC SOM3 from the APRU Pacific Ocean Program

Leading marine science expert of APRU’s Pacific Ocean Program on advancing UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Life ...

July 15, 2019

United Nations ESCAP thanks APRU for contribution to Ocean Cities Project

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has thanked APRU and all other members in ...

June 20, 2019

APRU presents mid-way report card on SDG 14 at UN meeting of the Communities of Ocean Action

APRU has reaffirmed its commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14, Life under Water) at the UN’s Meeting of ...

February 12, 2019

Towards an Inclusive Blue Economy

What must be done to achieve an inclusive blue economy where everyone shares fairly in the benefits the ocean brings, and ...

September 14, 2018

Ocean Accounts Platform—Answer to A Sustainable Pacific Ocean

August 1-3, 2018—Organized by ESCAP and UN Environment, the first Asia and the Pacific Regional Expert Workshop on Ocean ...

July 03, 2018

The APEC 2018 Workshop on Innovative Marine Debris Solutions, July 26-27, 2018, Beijing

The issue of marine debris has received high attention from economies, international organizations and multiple fora. The ...

April 25, 2018

APRU launches Pacific Ocean project as part of voluntary commitment to SDG14

In order to provide policy pathways to promote Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Life Below Water: to conserve and ...

April 24, 2018

APRU’s Inaugural Pacific Ocean Cluster Project: Advancing SDG 14 for the sustainable future of the Pacific Ocean

Led by three marine science and policy experts from University of British Columbia and University of Washington, Yoshitaka ...

March 02, 2018

Life Below Water

Christopher Tremewan EAIE 2017 Winter Forum: The Sustainable Development Goals The Forum can be found at: eaie.org In ...

February 22, 2018

APRU Pacific Ocean Cluster Projects

To protect the Pacific Ocean and its coastal and marine biodiversity APRU brings together Asia Pacific research experts and ...

January 31, 2018

The New York Times – APRU Asia Pacific Case Competition 2017

An international case competition reaching out to over two million students in the Asia-Pacific in partnership with The New ...

January 10, 2018

Science Under the Sea

Ocean and Marine Science research are fundamental to understanding both how key challenges the Oceans face can be addressed. ...

December 01, 2017

Rt. Hon. Helen Clark on UN Sustainable Development Goals and Role of Universities in Achieving Them

Keynote Address by the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark to APRU’s 21st Annual Presidents’ Meeting, University of New South Wales, ...

July 31, 2017

Winners announced for APRU-NYT Competition 2017

The inaugural APRU - The New York Times Case Competition attracted entries from some of the brightest minds in the Americas, ...

June 07, 2017

APRU’s Voluntary Commitments for SDG 14

APRU network of experts, future leaders and policy makers addressing the health of the Pacific Ocean and its marine and ...

June 05, 2017

Restored ocean will alleviate poverty, provide jobs and improve global health, finds new report

A healthy ocean will benefit global sustainable development in a number of ways, finds a new report published today by the ...

May 22, 2017

Call for APRU Expert Engagement for the development of the APEC Marine Sustainable Development Report 2

The first APEC Marine Sustainable Development Report (AMSD) developed by the APEC Marine Sustainable Development Centre ...