Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives

Stefan Partelow
Achim Schlüter
Natalie C. Ban
Simon Batterbury
Maarten Bavinck
Nathan J. Bennett
Raimund Bleischwitz
Jessica Blythe
Tanja Bogusz
Annette Breckwoldt
Joshua E. Cinner
Marion Glaser
Hugh Govan
Rebecca Gruby
Vanessa Hatje
Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Grete K. Hovelsrud
John N. Kittinger
Lotta Clara Kluger
Sophia Kochalski
Alexander Mawyer
Emma McKinley
Julia Olsen
Jeremy Pittman
Maraja Riechers
Marie-Catherine Riekhof
Kathleen Schwerdtner Manez
Rebecca J. Shellock
Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa
Nathalie A. Steins
Kristof Van Assche
Sebastian Villasante

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.

DOI: 10.1038/s44183-023-00032-8

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Partelow S., Schlüter A., Ban N.C., Batterbury S., Bavinck M., Bennett N.J., Bleischwitz R., Blythe J., Bogusz T., Breckwoldt A., Cinner J.E., Glaser M., Govan H., Gruby R., Hatje V., Hornidge A.-K., Hovelsrud G.K., Kittinger J.N., Kluger L.C., Kochalski S., Mawyer A., McKinley E., Olsen J., Pittman J., Riechers M., Riekhof M.-C., Manez K.S., Shellock R.J., Siriwardane-de Zoysa R., Steins N.A., Van Assche K. and Villasante S. (2023) Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives. npj Ocean Sustainability 2(1). 10.1038/s44183-023-00032-8

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