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Bridging science, communities and activism for ocean sustainability

18 June 2026

Protecting oceans and coastal communities as the planetary polycrisis takes hold requires more than scientific expertise alone. It demands collaboration across disciplines, sectors and knowledge systems, according to participants at a recent Transdisciplinary Ocean Sciences and Ocean Sustainability Activism Symposium hosted by Nelson Mandela University and the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) Centre for Black Planetary Studies.

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