On 21 June 2011, IPSO released a report summarising the key findings and recommendations of the initial State of the Ocean workshop, held earlier in 2011.
Summary report: International Earth System expert workshop on ocean stresses and impacts
Rogers, A.D. & Laffoley, D. d’A., 2011. International Earth system expert workshop on ocean stresses and impacts. Summary report. IPSO Oxford, 18 pp.
The summary report was supported by four case studies, which examine some of the conclusion areas in more depth.
Case study 1: The potentially deadly trio of factors – warming, acidification and anoxia – affecting today’s oceans
Watch a video on Case study 1 here.
Case study 2: End of paradise – Coral reefs facing multiple attacks
Case study 3: Pollution and marine species – New challenges of an old problem
Watch a video on Case study 3 here.
Case study 4: A vanishing resource – The tale of the Chinese Bahaba
