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Palgrave studies in maritime politics and security, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 37

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

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Imaginaries of blue transformations: Just seaweed narratives in European Union and Indonesian seaweed farming policies

Marine Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 178, P. 106728 - 106728

Published: April 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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A systematic scoping review of social sciences and humanities to contribute to ecosystem-based management

ICES Journal of Marine Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 82(5)

Published: May 1, 2025

Abstract Ecosystem-based management is key to achieving sustainable ocean use. To realize this potential, marine ecosystem-based requires greater involvement of the social sciences and humanities, especially adopt a more holistic approach incorporate human–nature interactions. An understanding state science humanities research its potential provide advice for can inform further contribute future where fully utilizes research, analysis systematically scoped reviewed 176 peer-reviewed papers about systems in Atlantic Canada published between 2000 2021. The used ecological, economic, social/cultural, governance objectives defined an framework structure analysis. asked three questions: (i) What scope literature aquatic Canada? (ii) How does that relate management? (iii) what extent framed practical integration into decision making? Results indicate comprehensive body with but limited framing integration. This result highlights missed opportunities be ready use management. offers framework, method, strategies understand improve globally.

Language: Английский

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The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable ocean

npj Ocean Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: April 8, 2024

Abstract The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2022 that formally recognizes there is universal human right to clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Yet evidence rights impacts associated with the degradation of ocean environment are accelerating. In this perspective, we highlight how recognition can catalyze action transform governance. particular, it do so through 1) catalyzing marine protection increasing accountability clarifying state obligations, 2) improving inclusiveness governance, including prioritizing empowering groups situations vulnerability, 3) enhancing economy practices private sector responsibilities. To those ends, an urgent need move from implementation order protect both current future generations’ ocean.

Language: Английский

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Challenging the Blue Economy: Voices from Artisanal Fishing Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 66(1-2), P. 95 - 104

Published: June 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Moving beyond fish: working towards integrating human dimensions into sustainable seafood guides from South African perspectives

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Jan. 15, 2024

Traditionally, seafood assessments and subsequent ratings have guided choice responsible sourcing of sustainable based primarily on environmental concerns, with limited to no consideration multi-faceted human dimensions that form an integral part these complex social-ecological systems. For wild-capture marine fisheries around the world, particularly in developing countries, remain underrepresented sustainability ratings, where focus has traditionally been larger, data-rich commercial fishery components report predominantly ecological management considerations. Yet, addressing diverse nature systems remains critical achieve global balance societal needs benefit both people. This paper champions integration elements into guides, building work reviewing how best integrate traditional under World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – drawing examples from South Africa. While does not prescribe a blueprint implementation, this review highlights challenges opportunities include rights violations small-scale existing guides African perspective. There is need considerations move beyond fish better represent feed oceanic cultural norms nutrition. translates shifting drive equitable change within local industries.

Language: Английский

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A transdisciplinary co‐conceptualisation of marine identity

People and Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(6), P. 2300 - 2324

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

Abstract Challenge 10 of the United Nations Decade Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) calls restoration society's relationship with ocean. Research suggests that people have marine environments can influence their depth engagement in citizenship action, and important role ‘marine identity’ driving action. Although identity is well‐researched, a concept novel to academia baseline understanding required, both grasp scope concept, support research into its transforming human‐ocean relationship. Here, transdisciplinary study, endorsed as UN Activity by EU Mission & Waters, brought together multinational community researchers practitioners co‐produce conceptualisation identity, drawing on photovoice deliberative methodology. This paper presents findings co‐production process offers first introduction literature multiple variations formations identity. We find be complex multidimensional suffused individual experiences understandings environment, based social cultural ocean, contemporarily historically. present real‐world examples illustrate key themes were developed through co‐production. Policy implications: propose catalyst existing multifaceted caring relationships well Marine should, therefore, prioritised seeking contribute 10, this will integration non‐material values ocean planning processes policy making, enabling effective responses 10's emphasis integrating traditional/cultural ways knowing valuing diverse identities. welcome efforts further develop empirically investigate between citizenship, people's Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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“We cannot escape this”: discussing leverage points for sustainability across scales with the example of Ouvéa, Kanaky New Caledonia

Regional Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(4)

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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Operationalizing the blue economy in the Gulf of Guinea, Africa

Frontiers in Political Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: Sept. 21, 2023

The Blue Economy is crucial for sustainable development in Africa, and the Gulf of Guinea, one Sub-Saharan Africa's most economically dynamic countries, faces several challenges transitioning into this economy. This study assesses situation Guinea proposes strategies its operationalization. A qualitative research approach was used to examine each member state's marine conservation initiatives, regional collaboration, management approaches, strategic frameworks. Findings show that already experiencing blue economy activities, but like rapid population growth, urbanization, piracy, unsustainable anthropogenic poor institutional frameworks, climate change hinder transition. Guinea's ocean accounts less than 10% GDP, so integrating trade transformation. systematic based on national priorities, social context, resource base needed foster inclusion, economic progress, development. Enablers such as integrated coastal zone management, spatial planning, protected areas, biodiversity, justice discourse, must be policy design, prioritizing sustainability equity. cautious, phased suggested, focusing establishing traditional sectors, growing them, value chains, implementing collaboration delivers social, environmental goals Guinea.

Language: Английский

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Comparing Public Participation in Coastal and Marine Planning in the Arctic: Lessons from Iceland and Norway

Coasts, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(4), P. 345 - 369

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Amid a changing global climate, Northern coastal communities face variety of challenges to their livelihoods, which are dependent on marine resources. Marine spatial planning (MSP) provides opportunities for cooperation between authorities, stakeholders, and the public ensure sustainable management. Public participation is crucial element its long-term democratic legitimacy sustainability. However, process MSP often wrought with conflict involving stakeholders in decisions concerning an often-contested space. Whereas zone (CZP) well established Norway reiteration previous CZP was conducted 2020–23, new Iceland, has only recently been launched first pilot plans 2019. This study investigates how processes compare Iceland what lessons can be shared them. Data were collected from two case studies Tromsø region Westfjords through analysis documentation, literature review, as participant observation 11 semi-structured interviews across both studies. The results show that formally integral but, practice, varies considerably. Both driven by expansion aquaculture industry, issues faced during similar. In Norway, politically desired guided strategy emphasising synergies expert local knowledge. region, meaningful varied municipalities regarding Indigenous remain. there little evident political expectation engagement, characterised passive approach aims inform but does not include wider sharing decision-making power. findings do make clear revision current needed also point towards governance have consequences blue justice, such exclusion groups decision-making, lack discussion top–down supporting power hierarchies.

Language: Английский

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