Connecting Archaeology and Blue Knowledge for a Sustainable Planet

Summary

In 2015 the United Nations established Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as part of a global agenda.  SDG 14 charges the world to "conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources." SDG 13 urges action to combat climate change and its impacts, while SDG 11 calls for greater efforts to safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage. Our goal here is to show that these goals are best addressed together. In the US alone, nearly half the population lives in coastal counties. The heritage of these places includes deep histories of our connections to the ocean. In turn, these places stand to be affected by many of the impacts of climate change. The National Park Service has said clearly that as a nation we must address the impacts of climate change on heritage and learn from it. Here we bring these charges and challenges together and suggest steps forward.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Ocean Literacy: Communicating Climate Change, Preservation, and Conservation through Archaeology   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2018

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 629