Beautiful Microbiome
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The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum 2022
In conjunction to the Scientific Event in Brazil the Side Event
Harnessing Marine Microbiomes & Biotechnology for a Changing World
was held on June 3, 2022, 14:00-17:00 UTC - Information included in the Newsletter July 2022
Outcomes from the Scientific Events in Brazil were highlighted at the Ministerial Event in Washington, D.C. July 12-14. The event featured ministerial interventions and roundtable discussions, as well as the signing of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research & Innovation Alliance Declaration. The press release and the AAORIA statement is HERE.
Three of our steering committee members:
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Kelly Goodwin, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Alice Ortmann, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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Fabiano Thompson, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
participated in the events in Washington DC.
Kelly Goodwin NOAA
Fabiano Thompson AA-BIOTECMAR
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Marine Microbiome
We are on the threshold of a new and exciting era of discovery in the oceans
that will shape the development of human endeavours for decades to come.
The World Ocean Day 8 June
Did you know?
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The Ocean produces at least 50% of the planet´s oxygen (with the help of marine microbiome)
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Oceans absorb about 30% of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.
Summary of the pledges from the side event 2021 by the Marine Microbiome Working Group
