SDG 14: Life Below Water
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14.1 Research on life below water
14.1.1 Life Below Water: CiteScore
This indicator measures the proportion of a university’s publications appear in the top 10% of journals according to the Citescore metric. It is intended to reflect on excellence of academic output. The indicator is normalised and is worth 10% of the score in this SDG (equivalent to 2.60% of the overall score).
14.1.2 Life Below Water: FWCI
This indicator explores the quality of a university’s output in the area of conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources research using the number of citations received as a metric.
14.1.3 Life Below Water: publications
The number of publications looks at the scale of research output from a university around research addressing conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources. It is not scaled by the size of the institution – rather it looks at the overall impact.
14.2 Supporting aquatic ecosystems through education
14.2.1 Fresh-water ecosystems (community outreach) Year: 2024
Offer educational programmes on fresh-water ecosystems (water irrigation practices, water management/conservation) for local or national communities
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of programmes – maximum one
point for free, 0.25 points for paid only
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.2.2 Sustainable fisheries (community outreach) Year: 2024
Offer educational programmes or outreach for local or national communities on sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of programmes – maximum one point for free, 0.25 points for paid only
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.2.3 Overfishing (community outreach) Year: 2024
Offer educational outreach activities for local or national communities to raise awareness about overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of activities – maximum one point for free, 0.25 points for paid only
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.3 Supporting aquatic ecosystems through action
14.3.1 Conservation and sustainable utilisation of the oceans (events) Year: 2024
Support or organise events aimed to promote conservation and sustainable utilisation of the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and marine resources
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of events – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.3.2 Food from aquatic ecosystems (policies) Year: in place by 2024
Have a policy to ensure that food on campus that comes from aquatic ecosystems is sustainably harvested
Up to four points based on:
• Existence of policy – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Is policy created or reviewed in period 2021-2025 – one point
14.3.3 Maintain ecosystems and their biodiversity (direct work) Year: 2024
Work directly (research and/or engagement with industries) to maintain and extend existing ecosystems and their biodiversity, of both plants and animals, especially ecosystems under threat
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of direct work – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.3.4 Technologies towards aquatic ecosystem damage prevention (direct work) Year: 2024
Work directly (research and/or engagement with industries) on technologies or practices that enable marine industry to minimise or prevent damage to aquatic ecosystems
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of direct work – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.4 Water sensitive waste disposal
14.4.1 Water discharge guidelines and standards Year: in place by 2024
Have water quality standards and guidelines for water discharges (to uphold water quality in order to protect ecosystems, wildlife, and human health and welfare)
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of standards and guidelines – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.4.2 Action plan to reducing plastic waste Year: in place by 2024
Have an action plan in place to reduce plastic waste on campus
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of plan – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.4.3 Reducing marine pollution (policy) Year: in place by 2024
Have a policy on preventing and reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities
Up to four points based on:
• Existence of policy – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Is policy created or reviewed in period 2021-2025 – one point
14.5 Maintaining a local ecosystem
14.5.1 Minimizing alteration of aquatic ecosystems (plan) Year: in place by 2024
Have a plan to minimise physical, chemical and biological alterations of related aquatic ecosystems
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of plan – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.5.2 Monitoring the health of aquatic ecosystems Year: 2024
Monitor the health of aquatic ecosystems
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of monitoring – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.5.3 Programmes towards good aquatic stewardship practices Year: 2024
Develop and support programmes and incentives that encourage and maintain good aquatic stewardship practices
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of programmes – maximum one point for ongoing, 0.25 points for ad-hoc only
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.5.4 Collaboration for shared aquatic ecosystems Year: 2024
Collaborate with the local community in efforts to maintain shared aquatic ecosystems
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of collaboration – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
14.5.5 Watershed management strategy Year: in place by 2024
Have implemented a watershed management strategy based on location specific diversity of aquatic species
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of strategy – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
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