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Abstract
The 3rd Annual China–Norway Marine University Consortium Alliance Conference, held in October 2024, served as a vital platform for interdisciplinary exchange between the natural and social sciences. The event underscored the importance of academic cooperation in the context of the complex geopolitical landscape. The conference featured sessions on marine geology, ocean dynamics, marine ecology, genetic adaptation, marine health, renewable energy, and Arctic governance. Experts from China, Norway, and other countries presented on diverse topics, including climate change impacts, sustainable development, biodiversity protection, Arctic cooperation, and social science. The discussions highlighted the synergies between scientific and policy domains, emphasizing the need for collaboration in areas, such as low-carbon transitions, sustainable ocean governance, and green energy. This conference, the first to be held in person since the COVID-19 pandemic, marked a significant milestone in advancing China–Norway relations, fostering mutual trust, and promoting collaborative initiatives in marine science and Arctic governance—critical for addressing global challenges.
期刊介绍:
ESEU is an international journal, focusing primarily on Europe, with a broad scope covering all aspects of environmental sciences, including the main topic regulation.
ESEU will discuss the entanglement between environmental sciences and regulation because, in recent years, there have been misunderstandings and even disagreement between stakeholders in these two areas. ESEU will help to improve the comprehension of issues between environmental sciences and regulation.
ESEU will be an outlet from the German-speaking (DACH) countries to Europe and an inlet from Europe to the DACH countries regarding environmental sciences and regulation.
Moreover, ESEU will facilitate the exchange of ideas and interaction between Europe and the DACH countries regarding environmental regulatory issues.
Although Europe is at the center of ESEU, the journal will not exclude the rest of the world, because regulatory issues pertaining to environmental sciences can be fully seen only from a global perspective.