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Sustainability

Sustainability Academics/Research at Cal Poly Humboldt

SDG 14

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 - Life Below Water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Life Below Water

Local Community, Campus and More

Campus Courses

  • Environmental Science & Management 462- Coastal and Marine Planning. Upper division. Sustainability focused.
    • Prerequisite ESM 360.
  • Fisheries 478 and 578 - Fisheries Oceanography.
    • 478 is upper division undergraduate; 578 is the equivalent graduate course. Sustainability related.
  • Oceanography 301 - Marine Ecosystems - Human Impact. Upper division. Sustainability focused.
  • Oceanography 304 - Resources of the Sea. Upper division. Sustainability focused.
  • Oceanography 420 - Oceans and Climate. Upper division. Sustainability related.

Resources

  • Friends of the Dunes A local organization dedicating to conserving local coastal environments.
  • Marine Debris Program (NOAA) Learn about how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is addressing marine debris on the California coast. Become involved in a citizen science project to monitor and assess marine debris in our area.
  • Marine Mammal Stranding Program (Cal Poly Humboldt) A citizen science program monitoring stranded marine mammals from northern Mendocino county to the Oregon border. Contributes to understanding "the relationship between human activities and ocean health". If you see a dead marine mammal on a beach: take photos and fill out this form, email marinemammals@humboldt.edu, or call 707-826-3650.
  • Marine Wildlife Care Center (Cal Poly Humboldt) Provides care for oiled seabirds from Point Arena to the Oregon border during emergencies.
  • Northcoast Marine Mammal Center "Promotes ocean conservation through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, public education, and community collaboration". If you see an alive stranded, sick, or injured marine mammal along the north coast, call 707-951-4722.
  • Surfrider Humboldt The local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, an activist network dedicated to protecting oceans and beaches.
  • Trash Free Seas (Ocean Conservancy) Become involved in reducing the amount of plastic and other trash in the ocean.
  • Trash Free Waters (EPA) Learn about how the Environmental Protection Agency is reducing trash in our waterways, both freshwater and saltwater, by reducing land-based sources of pollution.

Sustainability is inherently intersectional. Due to this intersectionality, many resources and articles throughout this guide are relevant to multiple sustainable development goals. The following resources are listed in other section(s) of the guide, but are cross-listed here because of their relevance in this section.

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I am a queer neurodivergent white woman with invisible disabilities. My intersecting identities influence how I view sustainability, research, and intersectionality. These experiences provide me with valuable insights, but I am aware that I must actively work to ensure that my research is representative of identities beyond my own.

This statement is presented to provide context into the lens through which I view these topics and to encourage others to similarly examine how their identities influence their research.