https://www.scmp.com/rss/511302/feed Rashid Sumaila is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia. His research focuses on bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, marine protected areas, illegal fishing, climate change, marine plastic pollution, and oil spills. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com There was hardly any mention of Asia’s oceans or fisheries when the COP26 climate summit concluded in Scotland recently, meaning a huge share of the world’s economic and environmental resources were essentially glossed over. Negotiations at the all-important summit focused on halting deforestation, reducing methane emissions, and mobilising trillions of dollars to finance climate-resilient adaptation strategies. However, global ocean health played only a minor role at Glasgow with only a... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3157397/wake-cop26-asias-troubled-oceans-must-not-be-left-high-and-dry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3157397/wake-cop26-asias-troubled-oceans-must-not-be-left-high-and-dry?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:00:20 +0000