Make the European Atlas of the Seas yours!
This small guide is drafted for teachers participating in the training sessions at Nausicaá. We hopethat it will guide you in your exploration of the European Atlas of the Seas. We welcome yourfeedback and further collaboration to make the Atlas even more relevant and useful for yourneeds. Check it out here
Teachers Corner of the European Atlas of the Seas
The European Atlas of the Seas is a publicly accessible web-based tool, providing interactive and diversified information in a comprehensive way to a broad public. It is composed of a collection of maps with reliable data on natural and socio-economic features in the coastal regions of Europe. The data come primarily from the European Commission and […]
One Ocean Summit: UNESCO calls on countries to include ocean education in school curricula by 2025
On the occasion of the One Ocean Summit taking place in Brest, France, UNESCO announced it has set itself the goal of including ocean education in the school curricula of its 193 Member States by 2025. To achieve this goal, the United Nations agency is making available to public decision-makers a toolkit with a shared […]
Training course “Basics of accidental marine pollution”
On January 21-22.2021, ATRAC held a two-day training course “Accidental Marine Pollution”, which is in line with the 1st level of the IMO OPRC course model. The course was attended by twelve employees responsible for field cleaning operations from the companies “Dezinsekcija d.o.o.” from Rijeka and “Ciklon d.o.o.” from Zadar, two of the leading companies […]
Not Just a Science Experiment
Promoting ocean science policy and management for sustainable development is the core focus of the Ocean Decade. In the next few years, ocean stakeholders worldwide will gather behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for the sustainable development of the ocean. The role of science is […]
Record Heatwave in Antarctica Confirms the Continent’s Warming Trend
Another record broken in Antarctica. Certainly not one to be proud of. Satellite images released by Nasa have made headlines, revealing the extent of glacial melt over the last few weeks in the southernmost continent. Temperatures reached up to 20.75 degrees Celsius, with scientists indicating that these heatwaves are not only getting more intense but […]
