Principles for transformative ocean governance

Amanda T. Lombard (), Jai Clifford-Holmes, Victoria Goodall, Bernadette Snow, Hannah Truter, Patrick Vrancken, Peter J. S. Jones, Kevern Cochrane, Wesley Flannery, Christina Hicks, Lena Gipperth, Edward H. Allison, Daniela Diz, Kimberley Peters, Bolanle Erinosho, Phillip Levin, Paul Holthus, María Nube Szephegyi, Adnan Awad, Harrison Golo and Elisa Morgera
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Amanda T. Lombard: Nelson Mandela University
Jai Clifford-Holmes: Nelson Mandela University
Victoria Goodall: Nelson Mandela University
Bernadette Snow: Nelson Mandela University
Hannah Truter: Nelson Mandela University
Patrick Vrancken: Nelson Mandela University
Peter J. S. Jones: University College London
Kevern Cochrane: Rhodes University
Wesley Flannery: Environmental Planning, Queen’s University Belfast
Christina Hicks: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Lena Gipperth: University of Gothenburg
Edward H. Allison: WorldFish, Batu Maung
Daniela Diz: Heriot-Watt University
Kimberley Peters: Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
Bolanle Erinosho: University of Cape Coast
Phillip Levin: University of Washington
Paul Holthus: World Ocean Council
María Nube Szephegyi: Vida Silvestre Uruguay
Adnan Awad: The Nature Conservancy
Harrison Golo: University of Education
Elisa Morgera: Strathclyde University Law School

Nature Sustainability, 2023, vol. 6, issue 12, 1587-1599

Abstract: Abstract With a focus on oceans, we collaborated across ecological, social and legal disciplines to respond to the United Nations call for transformation in the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. We developed a set of 13 principles that strategically and critically connect transformative ocean research to transformative ocean governance (complementing the UN Decade for Ocean Science). We used a rigorous, iterative and transparent consensus-building approach to define the principles, which can interact in supporting, neutral or sometimes conflicting ways. We recommend that the principles could be applied as a comprehensive set and discuss how to learn from their interactions, particularly those that reveal hidden tensions. The principles can bring and keep together partnerships for innovative ocean action. This action must respond to the many calls to reform current ocean-use practices which are based on economic growth models that have perpetuated inequities and fuelled conflict and environmental decline.

Date: 2023
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