Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives

Partelow, Stefan, Schlüter, Achim, Ban, Natalie C., Batterbury, Simon, Bavinck, Maarten, Bennett, Nathan J., Bleischwitz, Raimund, Blythe, Jessica, Bogusz, Tanja, Breckwoldt, Annette, Cinner, Joshua E., Glaser, Marion, Govan, Hugh, Gruby, Rebecca, Hatje, Vanessa, Hornidge, Anna-Katharina, Hovelsrud, Grete K., Kittinger, John N., Kluger, Lotta Clara, Kochalski, Sophia, Mawyer, Alexander, McKinley, Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-2842, Olsen, Julia, Pittman, Jeremy, Riechers, Maraja, Riekhof, Marie-Catherine, Manez, Kathleen Schwerdtner, Shellock, Rebecca J., Siriwardane-de Zoysa, Rapti, Steins, Nathalie A., Van Assche, Kristof and Villasante, Sebastian 2023. Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives. npj Ocean Sustainability 2 (1) , 24. 10.1038/s44183-023-00032-8

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Abstract

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

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, Type: open-access
Publisher:	Nature Research
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 December 2023
Date of Acceptance:	13 November 2023
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2023 10:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164659

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