UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) innovators have seen significant progress in their work and gained global exposure in demonstrating their transformative, replicable and scalable innovations. Let's look at the outputs and outcomes, and achievements from the hard work of the ocean innovators in 2022 - the Super Year for the Ocean.
First Cohort of UNDP Ocean Innovators on Reducing Marine Pollution
An EPR Scheme for plastic and packaging wastes by adelphi GmbH
Phos-Value: Sustainable solutions for nutrient recycling by AquaInSilico
Establishment of a PET recovery and buy-back center by UNDP Comoros Country Office
Global Plastics Policy Inventory by Duke University
Nutrialgae – Novel sustainable algae-based fertilizers by Ficosterra
Reducing microfiber pollution from the fashion industry by Forum for the Future
Fortuna Coconut Coolers by Fortuna Cools
Promoting laws to protect our oceans by Fundacion OneSea
Second Cohort of Ocean Innovators on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
Increasing Economic Benefits for Women fish processors by IPNLF-Maldives
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and unsustainable behaviour of Distant Water Fishing Fleets by ODI
Bycatch Reduction Technologies in the Ecuadorian Gillnet Fishing Fleets by SafetyNet Technologies
Value Rescue of Small-Scale Fisheries in Mexico by SmartFish Rescate de Valor AC
A Space-Based Maritime Surveillance System for Fisheries Monitoring and Anomaly Detection by Surrey Space Centre
Universal Fishery IDs: Expanding transparency, data flow, and equity for fisheries globally by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation
Innovative fisheries management and aquaculture practices for Caribbean Spiny Lobster by University of Exeter
Ending IUU in Peruvian small-scale fisheries through traceability technology by WWF-Peru
Renewable energy technologies to reduce post harvest loss and improve Small-Scale Tuna Fisheries by Yayasan IPNLF Indonesia
