The evolution of ocean literacy: A new framework for the United Nations Ocean Decade and beyond

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 186, С. 114467 - 114467

Опубликована: Дек. 11, 2022

First introduced in the early 2000s, concept of ocean literacy has evolved recent years, not least since its inclusion as a mechanism for change within United Nations Ocean Decade's goals. Building on definitions literacy, there been increasing recognition range additional dimensions which contribute to an individual or collective sense 'ocean literacy'. Drawing existing research, and parallel supporting concepts, e.g., marine citizenship, connectedness, public perceptions this paper proposes ten literacy: knowledge, communication, behaviour, awareness, attitudes, activism, emotional connection, access experience, adaptive capacity trust transparency, recommends expanding previously recognised dimensions, bid ensure that encompasses diverse knowledges, values experiences. The provides useful framework ongoing highlights aspects have received limited focus date.

Язык: Английский

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Towards vibrant fish populations and sustainable fisheries that benefit all: learning from the last 30 years to inform the next 30 years

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 33(2), С. 317 - 347

Опубликована: Март 4, 2023

A common goal among fisheries science professionals, stakeholders, and rights holders is to ensure the persistence resilience of vibrant fish populations sustainable, equitable in diverse aquatic ecosystems, from small headwater streams offshore pelagic waters. Achieving this requires a complex intersection management, recognition interconnections people, place, that govern these tightly coupled socioecological sociotechnical systems. The World Fisheries Congress (WFC) convenes every four years provides unique global forum debate discuss threats, issues, opportunities facing fisheries. 2021 WFC meeting, hosted remotely Adelaide, Australia, marked 30th year since first meeting was held Athens, Greece, provided an opportunity reflect on progress made past 30 provide guidance for future. We assembled team individuals involved with Adelaide reflected major challenges faced over years, discussed toward overcoming those challenges, then used themes emerged during identify issues improve sustainability world's next years. Key future needs identified include: rethinking management systems modelling approaches, modernizing integrating assessment information systems, being responsive flexible addressing persistent emerging threats fisheries, mainstreaming human dimension governance, policy compliance, achieving equity inclusion also number cross-cutting including better understanding role as nutrition hungry world, adapting climate change, embracing transdisciplinarity, respecting Indigenous knowledge thinking ahead foresight science, working together across scales. By reflecting about future, we aim our mutual sustaining sustainable benefit all. hope prospective can serve guide (i) assess towards lofty (ii) refine path input new voices approaches stewardship.

Язык: Английский

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Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives

npj Ocean Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 2(1)

Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2023

Abstract Ocean sustainability initiatives – in research, policy, management and development will be more effective delivering comprehensive benefits when they proactively engage with, invest use social knowledge. We synthesize five intervention areas for engagement collaboration with marine scientists, doing so we appeal to all ocean science disciplines non-academics working industry, government, funding agencies civil society. The are: (1) Using ethics guide decision-making, (2) Improving governance, (3) Aligning human behavior goals values, (4) Addressing impacts on people, (5) Building transdisciplinary partnerships co-producing transformation pathways. These focal can the four phases of most (Intention, Design, Implementation, Evaluation) improve avoid harm. Early integration knowledge from during intention setting design offers deepest potential benefits. Later stage collaborations leverage opportunities existing projects reflect learn while improving impact assessments, transparency reporting future activities.

Язык: Английский

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Public perception and preferences for coastal risk management: Evidence from a convergent parallel mixed-methods study

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 882, С. 163440 - 163440

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2023

Coastal ecosystems are exposed to unprecedented levels of human pressure and the cumulative effects climate change. Altogether, these threats have been exposing coastal areas augmented hazardous processes, leaving communities highly vulnerable risks challenging management paradigm. Disregarding public perceptions risk may be myopic and, thus, an obstacle success efforts towards risks' mitigation adaptation. Therefore, this study aims at comprehensively ascertain perception preferences for management, through a mixed-methods approach. The quantitative accounted 3028 participants that enrolled in population-based survey. qualitative 320 responded e-interview. Data were analysed independently triangulated further interpretation. Evidence from suggests citizens prioritize intrinsic value systems, when favouring adaptation strategy. ecosystem-based measures highlighted, detriment grey infrastructure. Additionally, due reported high authorities' distrust, seems urge transition technocratic participatory which public's legitimized. Consequently, order decentralize governance, demonstrated proactive disposition actively engage management. Findings discussed provide guidance development tailored initiatives policy tools, expected effective enhancing communities' resilience processes augmenting citizens' engagement

Язык: Английский

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Managing marine resources sustainably – Ecological, societal and governance connectivity, coherence and equivalence in complex marine transboundary regions

Ocean & Coastal Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 245, С. 106875 - 106875

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2023

This overview proposes a novel typology of characteristics required to ensure that marine assessment and management is connected, coherent and/or equivalent across boundaries, both within or between national international jurisdictions. defines the types connectivity, coherence nature equivalences with their relevance examples in transboundary context. It indicates way identifying impediments be addressed boundaries sustainable adequate, it also gives overcoming those barriers. The covers natural environmental, governance (policies, politics, administration legislation), economic regimes. encompasses sector (e.g. fishing, navigation, etc.) activity-, pressures-, effects- response-footprints Maritime Spatial Planning Marine Protected Area-designation. links monitoring, reporting physico-chemical ecological realms conservation boundaries. Finally, shows equivalence should reflect wider societal cultural aspects as well approaches, principles outcomes adjacent countries (States) regions. These are summarised by analysing so-called 10-tenets for successful management. Although this developed largely from European North America perspective, proposed here validating other areas worldwide.

Язык: Английский

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The nature and use of Ocean Literacy in achieving sustainable ocean futures: A Systematic Map

Ocean & Coastal Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 257, С. 107325 - 107325

Опубликована: Авг. 22, 2024

Ocean Literacy (OL) is essential for changing human behaviours and practices to improve ocean sustainability. Recently, the concept has become a focal topic in coastal research, including as key pillar of United Nations Decade Science Sustainable Development. As practice OL continues evolve, it timely synthesise existing evidence base ensure that future policy informed by robust up-to-date evidence. To this end, we undertook Systematic Map addressing following research questions: (i) where work been undertaken, (ii) which dimensions have discussed measured, (iii) what methods used measure OL, (iv) populations studied (v) rationale or purpose (vi) are recommendations practice? The review included 298 articles, 181 from peer-reviewed literature 117 grey literature. Results show growing body on practice, but also highlight several gaps. Most identified published first authors USA, Canada, UK, Ireland Portugal, accounting over 50% articles Map. Evidence suggested primary data studies measured all 10 currently recognised albeit varying degrees. However, assessing knowledge remains predominant focus, indicating field still relies knowledge-deficit approach OL. date, 25 different target populations; however, focused students teachers. employ quantitative approaches, particularly surveys, collect with limited use other methods. We driven four core rationales purposes: defining conceptualising educational design programming, evaluating increasing (tools improvements). captured priorities evaluation initiatives projects, diversity, equity inclusion partnerships collaboration. brings coherence base, identifies gaps, provides way forward its implications management.

Язык: Английский

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A manifesto for coastal landscape governance: Reframing the relationship between coastal and landscape governance

AMBIO, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 53(10), С. 1454 - 1465

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024

Abstract There is an urgent demand for substantial reforms in the governance of coastal regions. Recent research advocates a transformative shift European system towards landscape approach. This perspective, informed by narrative literature review on and governance, explores potential value drawing Council Europe Landscape Convention. Our results, presented form manifesto, underscore need to move beyond political administrative boundaries address all landscapes as socio-ecological systems. It emphasises necessity State recognise them public common good, establishing specific arena with dedicated actors institutions. The manifesto also justice through knowledge co production, urging change based regional design envision alternative futures. Additionally, it calls regionalising invites scholars from other transdisciplinary interdisciplinary perspectives contribute this agenda.

Язык: Английский

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A framework for assessing the blue equity of social-ocean systems in marine governance transformation

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Июль 8, 2024

The equitable utilization of marine resources and the maintenance healthy sustainable ecosystems are essential to advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoting well-being all humanity. In this paper, we propose a Blue Equity Assessment Framework, which is based on systematic literature review approach takes into account characteristics Social-Ocean Systems (SOSs). framework consists Distributional Equity, Procedural Recognitional Contextual Equity. aim conduct equity analyses policies or behaviors within SOSs in order assess whether blue explicitly implemented practiced these societal norms policy mechanisms. assessment reveals that has positive synergy for majority SDGs. This analyzed terms its influence dimensions distributional justice, procedural recognitional contextual justice. findings enhance understanding issues, thereby guiding policymakers prioritization development transformation global ocean governance.

Язык: Английский

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Human-ocean relationships: Exploring alignment and collaboration between ocean literacy research and marine conservation

Marine Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 171, С. 106418 - 106418

Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Socio-oceanography: an opportunity to integrate marine social and natural sciences

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10

Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2023

Marine natural sciences have been instrumental in helping society understand how ocean systems operate and the threats they face. However, there is a growing realisation that societal challenges related to marine environment can only be addressed through more effective integration with all aspects of social sciences. Nevertheless, date, remain insufficiently integrated into research. Recognising historical weaknesses drawing on authors’ own experience interdisciplinary research, albeit writing primarily from science perspective, we propose series steps promote research inclusive strong science. We suggest changing perspectives attitudes scientists key. The inherent interconnectivity between ensures nearly everything do has potential influence and, perhaps address, ongoing future challenges. Consequently, key challenge for recognise communicate this an accessible manner outside their disciplines. To attempt address these issues, introduce concept “Socio-oceanography” which define as area takes “whole system” approach environment. It focuses require advancement both components, especially those where feedbacks components are beginning emerge. Here, discuss its scope, application catalyse approaches using concept.

Язык: Английский

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