A scientist from the University of Plymouth has played an integral role in an international coalition driving the development of a global Plankton Manifesto.
The landmark document, unveiled during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, emphasises the critical role of plankton in addressing the interlinked global crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
It has been produced by the Ocean Stewardship Coalition, an initiative of the UN Global Compact drawing together 30 experts from academia, industry, governments and other global organisations.
Among its members is
Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Associate Professor in Marine Conservation at the University of Plymouth and a world-leading expert in plankton, their importance to the planet and the threats facing them.
She provided crucial insight on how plankton biodiversity is changing in our ocean, based largely on her experience and expertise of leading the OSPAR Commission's assessments of pelagic habitats.
That work sees multiple countries collaborate to interpret plankton data to better understand how our seas are responding to pressures such as climate change, information which is critical to using plankton data to inform decision making at regional scales.
Dr McQuatters-Gollop was joined on the Ocean Stewardship Coalition by other researchers from Marine Research Plymouth, which brings together the University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the Marine Biological Association.
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