Spalding, Ana K. and Colvert, Kirsten Grorud and Allison, Edward H. and Amon, Diva J. and Collin, Rachel and Vos, Asha de and Friedlander, Alan M. and Johnson, Steven Mana oakamai and Mayorga, Juan and Paris, Claire B. and Scott, Cinda and Suman, Daniel O. and Montemayor, Andres M. Cisneros and Estradivari, Estradivari and Nava, Alfredo Giron and Gurney, Georgina G. and Harris, Jean M. and Hicks, Christina and Mangubhai, Sangeeta and Micheli, Fiorenza and Naggea, Josheena and Obura, David and Abrantes, Juliano Palacios and Pouponneau, Angelique and Thurber, Rebecca Vega (2023) Engaging the tropical majority to make ocean governance and science more equitable and effective. NPJ Ocean Sustainability, 2 (8). p. 4.
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How can ocean governance and science be made more equitable and effective? The majority of the world’s ocean-dependent people live in low to middle-income countries in the tropics (i.e., the ‘tropical majority’). Yet the ocean governance agenda is set largely on the basis of scientific knowledge, funding, and institutions from high-income nations in temperate zones. These externally driven approaches undermine the equity and effectiveness of current solutions and hinder leadership by the tropical majority, who are well positioned to activate evidence-based and context-specific solutions to ocean-sustainability challenges. Here, we draw together diverse perspectives from the tropics to propose four actions for transformational change that are grounded in perspectives, experiences, and knowledge from the tropics: 1. Center equity in ocean governance, 2. Reconnect people and the ocean, 3. Redefine ocean literacy, and 4. Decolonize ocean research. These actions are critical to ensuring a leading role for the tropical majority in maintaining thriving ocean societies and ecosystems.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Governance, Equity, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), Capacity Building |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2025 11:07 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2025 11:07 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/22059 |
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