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Best wishes for a happy holiday season and our sincere thanks for following us throughout the year.
Season's Greetings & Happy New Year!
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2021 Year in Review
The celebration of the 60th anniversary of IAEA Environment Laboratories, IAEA Director General Rafael M. Grossi's first visit to our unique research facilities in Monaco and the visit of representatives of 65 Vienna-based Permanent Missions, marine radioactivity monitoring mission to Japan, participation in COP26, launch of the NUTEC Plastics initiative, and a stronger voice in global climate and sustainable ocean discussions, and more! This edition of our e-newsletter summarizes some of our key events & achievements in 2021.
Florence DESCROIX-COMANDUCCI, Director of IAEA Environment Laboratories
Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
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COP26: IAEA, UNESCO Call for Stronger Recognition of Ocean Acidification
The IAEA and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO invited policymakers and the world’s leading ocean science experts to the event at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, to review how the global community can best address the problem of ocean acidification and its consequences.
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IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco Turn 60
The role of the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco in helping conserve the ocean for future generations by applying nuclear technologies was emphasized at an event that marked the 60th anniversary of the labs. These unique laboratories within the United Nations system investigate the effects of radioactivity and pollution on marine ecosystems. Read more >>
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NUTEC Plastics: Roundtable for Europe, Central Asia Focuses on Nuclear Solutions to Plastic Pollution
At the IAEA meeting, the fourth in a series of regional roundtables, the Agency presented NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution, which helps countries integrate nuclear techniques into their strategies to address plastic pollution. Read more >> |
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Building Capacity for Environmental Monitoring: IAEA Webinars on Gamma Ray Spectrometry
Analytical laboratories’ capacity to provide reliable and timely analysis of environmental samples following an accidental or intentional release of radioactivity is vital for emergency preparedness and response. Read more >> |
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World Oceans Day: Harnessing the Power of ‘Blue Carbon’ in Mitigating Climate Change
The IAEA joins hands with leading experts worldwide to study organically absorbed carbon, known as Blue Carbon, captured and stored by coastal ecosystems, to understand the natural mechanisms of organic carbon sequestration and catalyse sustainable solutions to the problem of climate change and corresponding ocean degradation. Read more >> |
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IAEA, Switzerland Enhance Collaboration for Environmental Protection
The IAEA and Switzerland’s Spiez Laboratory will increase cooperation to boost Member States’ capability to study radionuclides in environmental samples and provide internationally acceptable radioanalytical data – especially critical in case of transboundary releases of radioactivity.
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Celebrating 60th Anniversary
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Featured film about the IAEA Marine Labs
The IAEA’s Environment Laboratories have been at the forefront of ocean research since 1961, and this year are celebrating 60 years of addressing global ocean issues. The laboratories use nuclear science to understand emerging challenges. Video >>
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Recording now available!
If you missed out the live event from celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco in September, we have you covered! Watch the recording on Vimeo. Video recording >>
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COP26: Climate and Ocean
IAEA side-event hosted on the side-lies of COP26 highlighted its ongoing work in studying organically absorbed carbon by coastal ecosystems, known as Blue Carbon, and also introduced to the role of nuclear applications in the area of ocean acidification. Video recording >>
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Monitoring the monitors
The IAEA has worked with Japanese laboratories since 2014, following a request by the Government to assist it in ensuring that its sea area monitoring around Fukushima Daiichi maintains high quality, and is comprehensive, credible and transparent. Video >>
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Nuclear science for ocean health
This year’s World Oceans Day on 8 June focused on the importance of the ocean for all life on Earth and shed light on changing oceans. As the largest ecosystem on the planet, the world's ocean is a pillar of climate regulation and a powerful source of solutions to the changing climate. Video >>
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CO2 Emissions Increase Ocean Acidity
Global ocean acidification is a clear illustration of one of the profound effects of climate change. This phenomenon is changing the chemistry of our oceans and affecting the health of many marine animals, some of which people rely on for their livelihood and for food. Video >>
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A photo exhibition focusing on major milestones, projects and achievements of the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco, showcasing its contribution to ocean conservation was inaugurated and displayed at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, on 30 September 2021. See photo essay here >>
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Celebration of 60 years of the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, accompanied by Ambassadors of Vienna-based Permanent Missions and IAEA staff at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.
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Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories during his official visit to Monaco on 29 September 2021. Director General toured these unique in the UN system laboratories to learn first-hand about ongoing studies and how nuclear technologies are contributing to climate action.
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Ambassadors and representatives of the Vienna based Permanent Missions were given a guided tour to the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco to learn more about monitoring radioactivity and other contaminants in the ocean, understanding ocean acidification processes, tracking plastic particles in marine species.
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Environmental Performance of Blue Foods
Nature
Globally, food production accounts for a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. However, study by a group of scientists at the American University in Washington DC, led by Jessica A. Gephart, and co-authored by IAEA scientist Marc Metian, found that some forms of farmed aquatic foods generate lower emissions than do foods gathered or caught from the wild. For example, farmed bivalves (such as clams and oysters) and shrimp produce lower average emissions than their wild-caught counterparts.
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