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Resource Library

The CHO-IP Resource Library provides access to a curated collection of technical resources, publications, tools, and guidance materials on nutrient pollution and marine hypoxia. Developed and selected by leading experts, these resources support evidence-based decision-making and the scaling of effective solutions across sectors and regions.

Awareness and Behavior Change
Ocean Literacy Training Courses
20/10/2023
A series of self-paced Ocean Literacy training courses has been developed by IOC of UNESCO, specifically targeting educators, media professionals, architects and urban planners, government officials and civil society and are hosted on IOC-UNESCO’s training platform, OceanTeacher Global Academy.
Courses and Learning Materials Other
Policy and Source-to-Sea Governance
Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia Gaps and opportunities
09/02/2022
This publication analyzes 966 nitrogen-related policies in South Asia, assessing how effectively they address the multiple sources, sectors, threats, and impacts of nitrogen pollution. It finds that only 9% of policies take an integrated approach, highlighting the need for more coordinated policies to support sustainable nitrogen management and achievement of the SDGs.
Technical Papers and Reports Other
Policy and Source-to-Sea Governance
Source-to-Sea Management
01/01/2025
The course aims to empower practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of the source-to-sea concept, emphasizing its significance in addressing urgent global development issues and its alignment with international frameworks and processes.
Courses and Learning Materials Other
Data and Monitoring
The Global Lakes Explorer
01/01/2026
An interactive app for researchers and policymakers to visualize, compare and download nutrient emission data across regions and sectors.
Databases and Information Systems Other
The Ocean InfoHub Project & ODIS
Data and Monitoring
The Ocean InfoHub Project & ODIS
14/08/2026
The Ocean InfoHub aims to build a sustainable, interoperable, and inclusive digital ecosystem for all Ocean data centres. The e-learning resources offers guidance for structuring data and using the ODIS-architecture.
Courses and Learning Materials Other
Data and Monitoring
UNESCO-IOC MSP Global Online Training Course
31/12/2026
This course explores marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP), its relationship with other integrated ocean governance approaches, the process for developing a marine spatial plan and how to use a marine spatial plan.
Courses and Learning Materials Other
Data and Monitoring
uPCycle Metadatabase
01/11/2026
A curated metadatabase providing access to global and country-specific datasets on nutrients, water, agriculture, climate, biodiversity, socioeconomic conditions, and related environmental indicators.
Databases and Information Systems Other
Policy and Source-to-Sea Governance
Using Science, Knowledge & Tools to operationalise the BBNJ Agreement
10/02/2026
This online training introduces the BBNJ Agreement and focuses on the role that ocean science and knowledge play for its implementation, including implications for the global community and opportunities for science, services and management in and about ABNJ.
Courses and Learning Materials Other
Data and Monitoring
World Ocean Database
01/01/2023
The World Ocean Database (WOD) is world's largest collection of uniformly formatted, quality controlled, publicly available ocean profile data. It is a powerful tool for oceanographic, climatic, and environmental research, and the end result of more than 20 years of coordinated efforts.
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