A1 Journal article (refereed)
Attuning to a changing ocean (2020)


Stenseth, N. C., Payne Mark, R., Bonsdorff, E., Dankel, D. J., Durant, J. M., Anderson, L. G., Armstrong, C. W., Blenckner, T., Brakstad, A., Dupont, S., Eikeset, A. M., Goksøyr, A., Jónsson, S., Kuparinen, A., Våge, K., Österblom, H., & Paasche, Ø. (2020). Attuning to a changing ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(34), 20363-20371. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915352117


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All authors or editorsStenseth, Nils Chr.; Payne Mark, R.; Bonsdorff, Erik; Dankel, Dorothy J.; Durant,Joël M.; Anderson, Leif G.; Armstrong, Claire W.; Blenckner, Thorsten; Brakstad, Ailin; Dupont, Sam; et al.

Journal or seriesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

ISSN0027-8424

eISSN1091-6490

Publication year2020

Publication date17/08/2020

Volume117

Issue number34

Pages range20363-20371

PublisherNational Academy of Sciences

Publication countryUnited States

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915352117

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessPartially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/71474


Abstract

The ocean is a lifeline for human existence, but current practices risk severely undermining ocean sustainability. Present and future social−ecological challenges necessitate the maintenance and development of knowledge and action by stimulating collaboration among scientists and between science, policy, and practice. Here we explore not only how such collaborations have developed in the Nordic countries and adjacent seas but also how knowledge from these regions contributes to an understanding of how to obtain a sustainable ocean. Our collective experience may be summarized in three points: 1) In the absence of long-term observations, decision-making is subject to high risk arising from natural variability; 2) in the absence of established scientific organizations, advice to stakeholders often relies on a few advisors, making them prone to biased perceptions; and 3) in the absence of trust between policy makers and the science community, attuning to a changing ocean will be subject to arbitrary decision-making with unforeseen and negative ramifications. Underpinning these observations, we show that collaboration across scientific disciplines and stakeholders and between nations is a necessary condition for appropriate actions.


Keywordsseasclimate changesenvironmental changesecological sustainabilityenvironmental policyresearch policyinternational cooperation

Free keywordsmarine; climate change; biological


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Ministry reportingYes

Reporting Year2020

JUFO rating3


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