全世界現在正面臨許多與海洋和氣候變遷相關的重大挑戰，而這些挑戰需要全人類一同來因應。台灣很幸運地擁有很多海洋方面的研究人員和組織，他們都非常希望能在海洋污染、海洋酸化、海洋保護區、和珊瑚礁的保育和海洋生物多樣性等領域貢獻一己之力；正因如此，也讓台灣成為對抗海洋問題的堅強夥伴。美國在台協會的客座科學研究員黃培宜博士 ( Pai-Yei Whung ) 最近訪問了南台灣，和多所大學以及海洋生物博物館分享她在美國環保署工作的經驗，並介紹美國的《我們的海洋》計（http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ocns/opa/ourocean/index.htm）。黃博士談到了台灣海洋科學研究方面的許多心血結晶，包括長期的海岸酸度觀測站已經蒐集了三十年以上的數據。借重台灣在海洋議題方面的專才，再加上區域和全球夥伴的齊心合作，我們可以讓改變開始發生。你覺得台灣和美國可以在哪些環境及海洋的問題上進行合作?
The world faces many crucial challenges related to oceans and climate change, and none of us can solve them alone. Luckily, Taiwan is a strong partner on ocean issues, with many researchers and organizations eager to make a difference in areas such as marine pollution, ocean and coastal acidification, marine protected areas, and maintaining coral reef and marine biodiversity. Recently AIT Science Fellow Dr. Pai-Yei Whung, traveled to southern Taiwan to talk with colleagues from several universities and at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, sharing her experiences working in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and introducing the U.S. Our Ocean Initiative. Dr. Whung spoke of many “jewels” in Taiwan’s ocean sciences efforts, including a long-term monitoring station for coastal ocean acidity in Taiwan, which has collected over thirty years of data! With Taiwan’s help, along with cooperation from other regional and global partners, we can begin to make a difference. What environmental and ocean problems do you see that Taiwan and the U.S. could work together to solve?
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