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 editors: Stenseth, 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 series: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN: 0027-8424
eISSN: 1091-6490
Publication year: 2020
Publication date: 17/08/2020
Volume: 117
Issue number: 34
Pages range: 20363-20371
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915352117
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially 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.
Keywords: seas; climate changes; environmental changes; ecological sustainability; environmental policy; research policy; international cooperation
Free keywords: marine; climate change; biological
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 3