Ocean Decade Challenge 10 underscores social dynamics in marine sciences as critical to transforming human–ocean relationships

ICES Journal of Marine Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 82(3)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Abstract The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) seeks to deliver “transformative ocean science solutions sustainable development, connecting people and the ocean.” Yet, traditional scientific methods data collection alone are insufficient catalyze societal change needed sustainability equity. This article focuses on vital role significance literacy as central operationalizing one foundational challenge areas within framework—Restoring society's relationship with (Challenge 10). It draws attention key insights in recently published Challenge 10 White Paper broader Vision 2030 ambition-setting process. First, it highlights need shift beyond management include managing human behaviors that impact health. Second, reframes a “societal outcome,” offering unifying lens capture contextualized human–ocean relationships, science-policy-society connections, bridge knowledge-action gap. authors present novel figure integrating four drivers operational activities tangible pathways strengthen restore ocean-society relations.

Язык: Английский

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UK Public Attitudes and Perceptions of Seafood Sustainability: A Case Study of the Marine Conservation Society’s Good Fish Guide

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(2), С. 587 - 587

Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2025

Globally, the ocean faces growing pressures from various human activities, not just those related to overfishing and other fisheries issues. In response these over last few decades, seafood guides were developed influence purchasing behaviour in turn increase sustainability of sector. However, date there has been limited evaluation use impact guides, little assessment public perceptions attitudes sustainability. Using a questionnaire (n = 2409) Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS’s) Good Fish Guide (GFG) as case study, this study explored UK toward examined role GFG encouraging sustainable habits. Motivational drivers barriers using MCS also investigated. A positive attitude towards guide knowledge, including understanding importance sustainability, found be important motivators use. The main barrier was lack awareness for 69% participants. This revealed that perception healthy, more environmentally friendly animal protein than land-based alternatives is an driver its consumption. users purchase significantly (60%) compared non-users with slight majority (53%) reporting influences their behaviour. These findings have practical implications consumption line government dietary guidelines whilst simultaneously meeting global goals. makes unique contribution how can both globally thus potential impacting supply chains generally.

Язык: Английский

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The Education Office's Strategy for Primary School Mergers

Jurnal Inovatif Manajemen Pendidikan Islam, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(1), С. 19 - 28

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Primary education plays a critical role in building the basic skills required for students' future academic success and social development. This research focuses on strategies combining primary schools to optimise services community, which previous has not discussed terms of local authority. The method used qualitative approach case study type. Data were collected using interviews, observations documentation, analysed by reduction, display conclusion confirmed through triangulation depenability. results this illustrate importance efficient decision-making regional leaders who continue listen input from their members, including swot analysis, optimising services, meeting challenges. Contribution is how optimation esecution leader with eraly giving positive. provides view that leadership must be able use its updating state so as create more qualified appropriate national institution.

Язык: Английский

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Long-term educational intervention to promote ocean literacy

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 216, С. 117949 - 117949

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Ocean literacy in managing marine protected areas: bridging natural and cultural heritage

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025

This study explores the factors driving integration of ocean literacy into management Marine Protected Areas, highlighting its role as a powerful tool to transform human–ocean relationship improve conservation efforts. A survey was completed by 197 visitors in Cap de Creus (Northeastern Catalonia, Spain). The findings show that who were more willing pay for valued cultural and natural heritage highly, held positive opinions about protection, regardless their knowledge despite lower income educational level. These results us does not necessarily indicate greater environmental awareness. need consider marine environment cultural-natural embedded is highlighted foster connection, inspire commitment protection promote ensures human well-being health. Finally, some recommendations are offered OL MPA policies.

Язык: Английский

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Shouting into the void: Democratising ocean literacy through integrating process literacy

Marine Policy, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 178, С. 106731 - 106731

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Ocean literacy research community: co-identifying gaps and priorities to advance the UN Ocean Decade

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

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Introduction The overarching goal of the UN Ocean Decade is to “change humanity's relationship with ocean.” While this may be a challenge, it is, at same time, once in generation opportunity. How can 8 billion people, including those who don't live near coastal areas, inspired value and care for ocean? This essence ocean literacy, driver literacy research (OLR). Methods In 2021, we began initiative co-create global OLR agenda by developing community, better understand existing themes, gaps, future priorities, actions, impacts initiatives. To deliver this, series virtual workshops – first taking place as part Laboratories was complemented participatory methodology using digital survey mapping tools crowdsourced collaboration. Results discussion Through process, four initial priorities were identified, measuring role policy mechanism, alignment climate change blue economy agendas. Finally, working definition developed further guide beyond.

Язык: Английский

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Bringing the Ocean to the Stage: Performing Coastal Values and Marine Management

Ocean and Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 1

Опубликована: Окт. 21, 2024

Recent years have witnessed a seemingly constant call for improved understanding of human–ocean relationships, resulting in “boom” marine social science research, sometimes framed through the lens ocean literacy. Defined as having an your influence on ocean, and its you, literacy has gained traction recent way better complexities relationships. However, despite this interest human dimensions coasts seas, corresponding increase broader sciences qualitative arts‐based research approaches continue to remain periphery research. This article explores role two “outliers,” intersecting practice interconnected performances designed explore diverse values held by communities about their coastal environment. Undertaken part Diverse Marine Values project, brought together scientists, managers, community members create original performance pieces Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, Portsmouth, England. Drawing heavily applied theatre scholarship, these distinct but interrelated utilised elements forum theatre, devised storytelling address issues important each respective community, with view fostering In location, work illustrated ways which can serve not only tool communication, also method range dimensions. The helped team, comprised jointly specialist practitioners experts literacy, management, plastics pollution reshape data collection stakeholder engagement. collaborative theatre‐making process led deeper conversations embedded engagement within community. It fundamental reshaping questions that managers scientists asked question. presents discussion challenges bridging related, often distant, disciplines, highlights discourse.

Язык: Английский

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