
The ocean in The UNESCO Courier
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The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for sustainable development of the Ocean. On this occasion, we are inviting you to discover decades of archival materials from The UNESCO Courier.
The UNESCO Courier issues:
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Exploring the oceans with science, The UNESCO Courier, May 1955
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The Ocean’s secrets; new adventures in science, The UNESCO Courier, July-August 1960
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Water and life, The UNESCO Courier, July-August 1964
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Underwater archaeology, The UNESCO Courier, May 1972
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Who owns the oceans, The UNESCO Courier, January 1977
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A World water famine: can it be averted?, The UNESCO Courier, February 1978
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Rivers, The UNESCO Courier, September 1983
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Civilizations of the sea, The UNESCO Courier, December 1983
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The Wonder of water, The UNESCO Courier, January 1985
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Mediterranean worlds, The UNESCO Courier, December 1985
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The New world of the ocean, The UNESCO Courier, February 1986
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Archaeology under water, The UNESCO Courier, November 1987
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Sea fever, The UNESCO Courier, August-September 1991
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20,000 worlds under the sea, The UNESCO Courier, July-August 1998
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To the last drop, The UNESCO Courier, March 2006
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Submerged memory,The UNESCO Courier, January 2009
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Troubled water, The UNESCO Courier, March 2009
Other articles and interviews:
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Our great ocean reservoir; a thousand and one secrets locked in water, clouds, and ice, The UNESCO Courier, September 1957
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Will the Indian Ocean yield its secrets? Twenty-nation scientific expedition, The UNESCO Courier, October 1962
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The New world of the oceans, The UNESCO Courier, June 1969
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The Pollution of the ocean, The UNESCO Courier, August-September 1969
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The World’s growing water shortage, The UNESCO Courier, August-September 1969
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Tsunamis: ocean waves of death, The UNESCO Courier, May 1976
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The Aral Sea: back from the brink?, The UNESCO Courier, January 2000
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Baltic Sea: Introduction to nature 101, The UNESCO Courier, May 2005
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Predicting the sea’s anger, The UNESCO Courier, November 2005
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Monitoring the oceans, The UNESCO Courier, November 2005
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Much more than fish and chips, The UNESCO Courier, 2009
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Visiting submerged treasures, The UNESCO Courier, October 2009
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Understanding oceans, The UNESCO Courier, April-June 2017
See also our features with Captain Jacques Cousteau here and here.
Click here to learn more about the UN's actions for the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Many other articles on oceans are available in other issues. Do a keyword search to find them.