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Principles for transformative ocean governance

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  • Amanda T. Lombard

    (Nelson Mandela University)

  • Jai Clifford-Holmes

    (Nelson Mandela University
    Rhodes University)

  • Victoria Goodall

    (Nelson Mandela University
    Nelson Mandela University)

  • Bernadette Snow

    (Nelson Mandela University
    Law School, University of Strathclyde)

  • Hannah Truter

    (Nelson Mandela University)

  • Patrick Vrancken

    (Nelson Mandela University
    Faculty of Law, 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
    University of Oldenburg
    University of Oldenburg)

  • 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)

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.

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  • 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 Gippert, 2023. "Principles for transformative ocean governance," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 6(12), pages 1587-1599, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:6:y:2023:i:12:d:10.1038_s41893-023-01210-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-023-01210-9
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