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SBU, New York Climate Exchange Make Waves at UN Ocean Conference - SBU News
[June 23rd, 2025] - “This opportunity drew much needed attention on the importance of multinational efforts to support coral reef conservation and resilience during this critical time for both the environment and global politics,” Bohorquez said.
The Exchange at the Third UN Ocean Conference
[June 17th, 2025] - The New York Climate Exchange led a delegation to the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France in June 2025.
A pivotal moment for our oceans: The Exchange Heads to UNOC - New York Clim
[May 29th, 2025] - “2025 can be a game-changing year for oceans. We are seeing many examples of how resilient our oceans can be, if we can head off further human-caused harm to ocean health,” Bohorquez says. “The moment is now.”
IOCS research affiliate Dr. John Bohorquez is making a global impression
[November 14th, 2024] - "Dr. John Bohorquez has had a busy 2024, taking on several new projects with the United Nations, NGOs, and with Stony Brook!"
Workshop Addresses Coral Reef Resilience and Conservation
[July 10, 2024] - "A workshop entitled Blueprints for Resilience, focusing on coral reef resilience and conservation, was held at Stony Brook University from June 10-13...John Bohorquez, research associate in SoMAS, organized the event."
Brasil lidera una estrategia pionera de captura sustentable de atunes - EFE
[October 25th, 2023] - "La consolidación de esa iniciativa dará a Brasil una «oportunidad para hacer historia», dijo a EFE John Bohorquez, asociado principal del Programa de Conservación de Pesquerías internacionales de la organización no gubernamental (ONG) The Ocean Foundation."
Scientists Highlight The Importance Of Protecting Egypt’s Coral Reefs
[November 18th, 2022] - " An international team of scientists has published a letter in Science magazine highlighting the importance of preserving Egypt’s 1800km/1120 miles of coral reefs..."
Saving Egypt’s Coral Reefs is Necessary to Preserve Oceans’ Ecosystems
[November 10th, 2022] - "An international group of marine scientists led by Karine Kleinhaus, of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), has published a letter in Science that is a call to action for policy makers, government agencies and ocean conservation groups to take major steps to preserve Egypt’s 1800 km of coral reefs ..."
China's Surprisingly Robust System of Marine Protection - Hakai Magazine
[January 5th, 2022] - "A new study by an international team of scientists led by Ellen Pikitch from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), provides the first comprehensive and publicly available database of area-based marine conservation in China’s waters..."
Study Provides First-Time Data on China's Marine Conservation
[12 November, 2021 - "A new study by an international team of scientists led by Ellen Pikitch from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), provides the first comprehensive and publicly available database of area-based marine conservation in China’s waters..."
Global Fund for Coral Reefs Board Endorses 10-Year Investment Plan
[New York, 29 June 2021] - " At its second meeting, the Executive Board of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) approved funds to support the development of a blue economy regional programme in four Mesoamerican Reef countries..."
First Place - Words on Water 2020 hosted by the BLUE Institute
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs approves first round of programming
[New York, March 10th 2021] – The first round of funding approved by the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) covers proposals from six countries including a USD $4.7M proposal led by the UN Fiji Country Office, “Investing in Coral Reefs and the Blue Economy.”
How much is a clam worth to a coastal community?
Phys.org - February 24, 2021 - Researchers have developed a method to estimate the value of oyster and clam aquaculture to nitrogen reduction in a coastal community...