A transition to sustainable ocean governance

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Июль 17, 2020

Abstract Human wellbeing relies on the Biosphere, including natural resources provided by ocean ecosystems. As multiple demands and stressors threaten ocean, transformative change in governance is required to maintain contributions of people. Here we illustrate how transition theory can be applied governance. We demonstrate current economic social systems adapt existing pressures shift towards stewardship through incorporation niche innovations within across sectors stakeholder communities. These novel approaches support an emergent but purposeful suggest a clear path thriving vibrant relationship between humans ocean. Oceans provide important resources, management complex ecosystem suffering as result. The authors discuss barriers sustainable pathways forward.

Язык: Английский

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Challenges to realizing the potential of nature-based solutions

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 45, С. 49 - 55

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Resilience and coastal governance: knowledge and navigation between stability and transformation

Ecology and Society, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 27(2)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

Several intergovernmental agreements highlight the need for resilience in face of environmental and societal challenges. Coastal systems are particularly complex susceptible to global climate change, building human future changes is high priority. While concept has historically been associated with stability perturbations, notion transformation within social-ecological (SER) approach recently gained importance ecosystem management. In order operationalize context coastal governance a changing climate, better understanding required. This paper provides an overview different approaches resilience, including transformation, understand as context. Subsequently, we propose five steps three types knowledge (system, target, transformative) which embed SER governance. addition, consider scale system boundaries; identify (un)desirable characteristics role normative goals common visions Finally, central that local actors information services play fostering two-way exchange between science society tailoring solutions establishing or enhancing needs actors. We conclude navigation finding sustainable pathways change.

Язык: Английский

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Opportunities and challenges for transformation of urban social-ecological systems

Advances in ecological research/Advances in Ecological Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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A Science Agenda to Inform Natural Resource Management Decisions in an Era of Ecological Transformation

BioScience, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 72(1), С. 71 - 90

Опубликована: Сен. 8, 2021

Abstract Earth is experiencing widespread ecological transformation in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems that attributable to directional environmental changes, especially intensifying climate change. To better steward facing unprecedented lasting change, a new management paradigm forming, supported by decision-oriented framework presents three distinct choices: resist, accept, or direct the trajectory. make these choices strategically, managers seek understand nature of could occur if change accepted while identifying opportunities intervene resist In this article, we inspire research agenda for science focused on social based five central questions align with resist–accept–direct (RAD) framework. Development needed apply RAD support natural resource conservation our rapidly changing planet.

Язык: Английский

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The inclusion of fisheries and tourism in marine protected areas to support conservation in Indonesia

Marine Policy, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 146, С. 105301 - 105301

Опубликована: Сен. 29, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Global change scenarios in coastal river deltas and their sustainable development implications

Global Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 82, С. 102736 - 102736

Опубликована: Авг. 15, 2023

Deltas play a critical role in the ambition to achieve global sustainable development given their relatively large shares population and productive croplands, as well precarious low-lying position between upstream river basin rising seas. The pressures on these systems risk undermining persistence of delta societies, economies, ecosystems. We analyse possible future 49 deltas around globe under Shared Socio-economic Representative Concentration Pathways until 2100. Population density, urban fraction, total irrigated cropland fraction are three twelve times greater deltas, average, than rest world. Maximum water discharges projected increase by 11-33 % sediment decrease 26-37 depending scenario. Regional sea-level rise reaches almost 1.0 m 2100 for certain worst-case scenario, increasing 2.0 relative considering land subsidence. Extreme sea levels could be much higher still-reaching over 4.0 six analysed. conditions support adaptation weakest among with greatest pressures, compounding challenge development. Asian African stand out having heightened socio-economic challenges-huge use most Nile delta; low capacity Irrawaddy delta. Although, other parts world not immune from either. Because unique processes operating "hotspots" such small islands, mountains, semi-arid areas, we recommend consideration conceptualisation environmental agendas Integrated Assessment Models used guide policy.

Язык: Английский

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Towards a global sustainable development agenda built on social–ecological resilience

Global Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Non-technical summary The United Nations' sustainable development goals (SDGs) articulate societal aspirations for people and our planet. Many scientists have criticised the SDGs some suggested that a better understanding of complex interactions between society environment should underpin next global agenda. We further this discussion through theory social–ecological resilience, which emphasises ability systems to absorb, adapt, transform in face change. determine strengths current SDGs, form basis agenda, identify key gaps be filled. Technical are past their halfway point agenda will soon need developed. While laudable, received strong criticism from many, scholars proposed adopting adaptive or system approaches would increase effectiveness Here we dive deeper into these discussions explore how resilience could serve as foundation weaknesses by determining 169 targets address each 43 factors affecting compiled literature. with strongest connections environment-focus (SDGs 2, 6, 13, 14, 15), also consistently under-prioritised implementation In terms SDG lie communication, inclusive decision making, financial support, regulatory incentives, economic diversity, transparency governance law. On contrary, ecological seriously lacking particularly regards scale, cross-scale interactions, non-stationarity. Social media post-2030 build on 15, fill variability, feedbacks.

Язык: Английский

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Panarchy: opportunities and challenges for ecosystem management

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 18(10), С. 576 - 583

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2020

Addressing unexpected events and uncertainty represents one of the grand challenges Anthropocene, yet ecosystem management is constrained by existing policy laws that were not formulated to deal with today's accelerating rates environmental change. In many cases, managing for simple regulatory standards has resulted in adverse outcomes, necessitating innovative approaches dealing complex social–ecological problems. We highlight a project US Great Plains where panarchy – conceptual framework emerged from resilience was implemented at onset address continued inability halt large‐scale transition grass‐to‐tree dominance central North America. review how applied, initial outcomes evidence reform, opportunities which it could serve as useful model contrast traditional approaches.

Язык: Английский

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Social vulnerability, social-ecological resilience and coastal governance

Global Sustainability, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 5

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

Our analysis shows that the framing of social vulnerability is shaped by a narrow definition resilience, focusing on post-disaster return and recovery responses. This perspective does not account for dynamism non-stationarity social-ecological systems (SES) which becoming increasingly important in face accelerating environmental change. Incorporating resilience into can improve coastal governance accounting adaptation transformation, as well scale cross-scale interactions.Social has been unable to deliver outcomes reflect reality its consequences an era characterised In this work, we used critical discourse key informant interviews understand different framings management, globally New Zealand. We found system could vary depending adopted, ramifications linked humans nature. mainly influenced engineering, community disaster responses change (e.g. hurricanes, wildfires). Instead, suggest novel based more accurately reflects dynamics nature (SES). revised perspective, general vulnerability, accounts Earth's across various spatial temporal scales Accounting core aspects (i.e. panarchy, transformation) essential informing SES (Do adapt? or Do transform SES?).Social-ecological

Язык: Английский

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