Higher Education and SDG14

Simon J Davies is Adjunct Professor at the University of Galway, Ireland, and Emeritus Professor at Harper Adams University, UK.Paul Robert van der Heijden is a biochemist by training who in 2000 founded MatureDevelopment BV to tackle sustainable development and create opportunities for young professionals.

• Chapter 1. Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the 2020s and beyond; Simon J Davies and Paul Robert van der Heijden Chapter 2. Assessment of river quality for aquatic life a South England case study; Vera Cirinà Chapter 3. Impact assessment of a sub-sea tidal generator on biodiversity; Matt Elliott Bell Chapter 4. Sustainable coastal defense concords with life below water; Martin J. Baptist Chapter 5. Seaweeds from an Italian coastal lagoon: From ‘waste material’ to commercially valuable marine resources; Caterina Pezzola Chapter 6. Contribution of biotechnology-based valorisation of forestry by-products to achieving SDG14; Dominic Duncan Mensah, Jeleel Opeyemi Agboola, Liv Torunn Mydland, and Margareth Øverland Chapter 7. Marine Protected Areas, coastal and marine management; Chris de Blok and Richard Page Chapter 8. Aquaculture Teaching and Research in High Education to Advance a Sustainable Industry; James Logan Sibley and Matt Elliott BellChapter 9. Realizing sustainable development: Towards a more inclusive approach for marine ecosystem conservation; Davy van Doren Chapter 10. Knowledge hierarchies in policy-level translations of SDG14: Insights from human-salinity relations in South India and Vietnam; Richard Pompoes

'[This] is an ambitious series and I am especially interested to know that attention will be paid to SDG14, ‘Life Below Water’, dealing with a vital part of our planet that calls for urgent support. The book in question will clearly make a valuable contribution to our understanding of what needs to be done.'As the Series Editor, Professor Purcell points out that higher education is well placed to drive the agenda forward. In my own research and advocacy, I have always emphasised the importance of harnessing the skills, knowledge and energy that young people can bring to the campaign. Delivering this crucial goal for the ocean requires action at all levels, through small organizations as well as large. We cannot simply wait for national governments and international bodies to take a lead.'