2026
Dr Unyime Umoh Trains Early Career Scientists at COESSING
Training early career scientists at the 2026 Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Nigeria and Ghana (COESSING) at University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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A non-profit research institute dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge of the global ocean and environment — based in Nigeria, connected to the world.
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The Institute for Marine and Environmental Sciences Nigeria is a non-profit research institute dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge of the global ocean and environment.
We conduct interdisciplinary research across marine and environmental sciences, addressing major challenges including ocean change, climate change, biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, pollution, ecosystem functioning, conservation, and sustainable resource management.
Based in Nigeria and connected to the global scientific community, the Institute brings together researchers, universities, government institutions, international organizations, NGOs, and other partners to generate knowledge, develop scientific capacity, and support evidence-based solutions to global environmental challenges.
Our Purpose
To advance scientific understanding of the global ocean and environment through research, observation, education, innovation, and international collaboration, contributing to a sustainable and resilient planet.
A world in which scientific knowledge drives the protection, sustainable use, and resilience of the global ocean and environment.
We unite researchers, universities, government institutions, international organizations, and NGOs to generate knowledge and develop scientific capacity across Nigeria and beyond.
Research
Our research addresses systems from coastal and regional environments to the open ocean and global Earth system.
Structure, functioning, productivity, and dynamics of marine ecosystems.
How climate and environmental pressures transform marine and coastal systems.
Scientific approaches for conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity.
Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and methane cycling in marine systems.
Long-term observations of Nigeria's marine and environmental systems.
Plastics, oil pollution, contaminants, and coastal environmental risk.
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2026
Training early career scientists at the 2026 Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Nigeria and Ghana (COESSING) at University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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2025
Members of IMARENS alongside the African Network of Deep-Water Researchers engaged Akwa Ibom State leadership on blue economy initiatives.
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2025
Dr Unyime Umoh participated in the United Nations One Ocean Expedition aboard Statsraad Lehmkuhl, supported by ESA and NASA.
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