Integrating equity and justice in marine ecosystem models: An incremental but meaningful approach

Ecological Modelling, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 503, P. 111058 - 111058

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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Coral reef conservation gaps under a socioeconomic perspective

Coral Reefs, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Promoting socially responsible governance of new marine climate intervention

Cell Reports Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100366 - 100366

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Placing knowledge equity at the heart of the UN Ocean Decade: an Early Career Researcher perspective

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3

Published: April 11, 2025

The UN Ocean Decade provides a framework for stakeholders and rights-holders to come together develop transformative ocean solutions sustainable development. We are group of Early Career Researchers (ECR) from diverse backgrounds with shared commitment working toward the outcomes. Our article offers an ECR perspective on fundamental importance knowledge equity achieving Decade's vision “the science we need want.” Knowledge is imperative confronting “business as usual” approach sustainability it requires us confront dismantle extractive practices production. reflect how dominance western in research policy systematic marginalization systems has led inequitable outcomes ocean-dependent people. Using real-world examples, demonstrate progress can make when place at heart our work. conclude call action ensure that embedded both principle practice within framework. invite all professionals join in: (1) adopting intentional reflexivity work; (2) colonial ways thinking, knowing, doing; (3) dismantling hierarchies permeate practice. By implementing these actions, create meaningful inclusive spaces collaboration become more respectful effective global community.

Language: Английский

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An inequity assessment framework for planning coastal and marine conservation and development interventions

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Nov. 14, 2023

Sustainable development should promote equity with benefits for coastal communities. Many conservation and initiatives promise to contribute an equitable future without being designed do so. Here, we assessment tool help interventions plan through forecasting evaluating the risks of contributing inequities, in order against them. Building from rich literatures impact assessment, procedural justice, postcolonial studies, critical race theory, fields sociology studying accrual advantage disadvantage among different groups, propose framework follow key principles that center on understanding how affect marginalized people, assess planning, implementation, outcome decisions build each other reflect (or work against) broader systemic contextual pressures perpetuate inequities. In monitoring potential communities proponents be able realization these adverse impacts. We show can used three case studies: 1) a climate adaptation project; 2) marine protected areas; 3) debt relief program. is about promoting equity, but only methods employed confront understand inequitable consequences

Language: Английский

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Breaking wind: A comparison between U.S. and European approaches in offshore wind energy leadership in the North Atlantic region

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 187, P. 113766 - 113766

Published: Sept. 26, 2023

Language: Английский

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Being ECR in marine science: Results of a survey among early-career marine scientists and conservationists

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Aug. 12, 2022

Ocean research and conservation are still largely exclusive fields, with ongoing issues of racial, gender, class, geographic underrepresentation. To improve accessibility retention within these we need to create equitable, just, welcoming study work environments. It is therefore crucial listen the voices students early career ocean professionals (ECOP). We conducted an online survey on study- workplace experiences ECOP, focusing social obstacles, such as economic strain, unpaid work, discrimination abuse. Strong barriers education access were evident in certain areas. Almost half reported time field was uncompensated, yet rarely translated into advancement often associated Dissatisfaction burn-out rates at earliest stages alarming, experienced hardship mental health particularly dire for women non-binary persons. While most respondents white from global north, meaning results may not reflect ECOP other regions, this highlights some equity well ethics that should be urgently addressed field.

Language: Английский

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Underwater Vehicle Path Planning Based on Bidirectional Path and Cached Random Tree Star Algorithm

Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 947 - 947

Published: Jan. 22, 2024

Underwater autonomous path planning is a critical component of intelligent underwater vehicle system design, especially for maritime conservation and monitoring missions. Effective these robots necessitates considering various constraints related to robot kinematics, optimization objectives, other pertinent factors. Sample-based strategies have successfully tackled this problem, particularly the rapidly exploring random tree star (RRT*) algorithm. However, conventional path-searching algorithms may face challenges in marine environment due unique terrain undulations, sparse unpredictable obstacles, inconsistent results across multiple iterations. To address issues, we propose new approach specifically tailored distinct features navigation vehicles, named bidirectional cached (BCRRT*). By incorporating caching on top RRT*, search process can be expedited, an efficient connection achieved. When encountering ineffective portions efficiently modified severed, thus minimizing computational workload while enhancing algorithm’s adaptability. A certain number simulation experiments were conducted, demonstrating that our proposed method outperformed cutting-edge techniques like RRT* several metrics such as density nodes, time, dynamic

Language: Английский

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The socio-ecological resilience and sustainability implications of seafood supply chain disruption

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 33(4), P. 1129 - 1154

Published: June 13, 2023

Remaining resilient under disruption, while also being sustainable, is essential for continued and equitable seafood supply in a changing world. However, despite the wide application of resilience thinking to sustainability research multiple dimensions social-ecological sustainability, it can be difficult ascertain how make chain both sustainable. In this review, we draw upon socio-ecological literature identify links highlight concepts managing monitoring adaptive chains. We then review documented responses networks disruption detail case study describe attributes system. Finally, outline implications these social (including wellbeing equity), economic environmental sustainability. Disruptions chains were categorised based on their frequency occurrence (episodic, chronic, cumulative) underlying themes derived from each type disruption. found that when they diverse (in either products, markets, consumers or processing), connected, supported by governments at all scales, where actors able learn collaborate through trust-based relationships. With planning, infrastructure systematic mapping, help build move towards more supply.

Language: Английский

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Future Seas 2030: pathways to sustainability for the UN Ocean Decade and beyond

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 32(1), P. 1 - 7

Published: Feb. 21, 2022

Language: Английский

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