@article{Bennett2026,
Title = {A call to action to support and safeguard ocean defenders},
Author = {Bennett, Nathan J. and López de la Lama, Rocío and Araos, Francisco and Ayilu, Raymond K. and Barua, Prabal and Blythe, Jessica L. and Childs, John and Das, Jewel and De la Puente, Santiago and Ertör, Irmak and Ertör-Akyazi, Pinar and Farbin, Tahura and Gerhardinger, Leopoldo Cavaleri and Glaser, Marion and Govan, Hugh and Guasch, Aurelia and Le Billon, Philippe and Lopes, Priscila F. M. and Marschke, Melissa and Nair, Navya Vikraman and Nayak, Prateep Kumar and Nyameke, Isaac and Nyiawung, Richard A. and Pereira Kaplan, Taryn and Riquelme, Wladimir and Sall, Aliou and Selim, Samiya Ahmed and Souza, Gabriel B. G. and Vave, Ron and Carter, Amber L. and Gomei, Marina and Honig, Maria B. and Sibthorpe, Eleanor and Indarjeet, Madhavi and Jassey, Lamin and Lukanga, Editrudith and Repelente, Terence Patrick T. and Fisher, Olan Leimomi and Andrachuk, Mark and Blasco, Cecilia and Borges Doroso, Marcelo and Boyle, Joseph S. and Breckwoldt, Annette and Britton, Easkey and Castillo, Geodisio and Chan, Kai M. A. and Chang, Kevin K. J. and Chapman, Jennifer K. and Charles, Anthony and Costalago, David and Eyholzer, Roman and Fernandes, Gabriela S. and Finkbeiner, Elena M. and Fitzpatrick, Juno and Fritsch, Dennis M. and Garcia Rodrigues, João and Gómez, Sílvia and Hoggett, Em and Holly, Georgia and Horta e Costa, Barbara and Hugé, Jean and Ibadin, Priscilla and Jakpor, Philip E. and Jament, Johnson and Kadhemi, Mahnaz Q. and Kageyama, Mariko and Kakande, Michael and Kayanga, Peter and Keingati, Joyce and Kelling, Ingrid and Kelly, Miriah M. R. and Kinds, Arne and Koman, Franck P. and Leeney, Ruth H. and Lenz, Marie-Isabell and Leone, Carla A. and Lubetkin, Mae and Makupa, Enock E. and Manca, Federica and Marty-Gastaldi, Julie and Mbatha, Philile and McElroy, Lauren S. and Medina, Elizar and Mngomezulu, Jerry Timothy and Munayco Silva, Percy and Nahiduzzaman, Md. and Nehal, Nitasha and Nuesiri, Emmanuel O. and Núñez, Fernando Pardo and Otterstrom, Sarah M. and Partelow, Stefan and Patil, Bodhi L. and Pereira, Laura M. and Pijoan, Montse and Prado, Deborah S. and Ramirez-Monsalve, Paulina and Rayo-Luengo, Silvia and Rubin, Alexandra and Sabourault, Cecile and Sanchez Tirona, Rocky and Sangiorgi Monroy, Patricia and Schultz, Tracy and Sow, El Hadji Amadou and Sturz, James and Swanson, Shannon S. and Tolve, Livia and Ugolini, Leone and Urteaga, Jose and Vaidianu, Natasa and Velonjara, Jade Aloïs and Vieira, Sara and White, Alan T. and Sumaila, U. Rashid},
Journal = {npj Ocean Sustainability},
Year = {2026},
Pages = {48},
Volume = {5},
Doi = {10.1038/s44183-026-00233-x},
Abstract = {Coastal communities worldwide face growing environmental and human rights burdens from the expanding ocean economy. Yet ocean defenders who mobilize to defend the marine environment, their territories, and their rights often experience repression, intimidation, and violence. Society has a moral and legal duty to protect human rights and ocean defenders. Governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, funders, human rights institutions, and the international ocean governance community must mobilize urgently to support and safeguard ocean defenders.},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Bennett, Nathan J.
AU - López de la Lama, Rocío
AU - Araos, Francisco
AU - Ayilu, Raymond K.
AU - Barua, Prabal
AU - Blythe, Jessica L.
AU - Childs, John
AU - Das, Jewel
AU - De la Puente, Santiago
AU - Ertör, Irmak
AU - Ertör-Akyazi, Pinar
AU - Farbin, Tahura
AU - Gerhardinger, Leopoldo Cavaleri
AU - Glaser, Marion
AU - Govan, Hugh
AU - Guasch, Aurelia
AU - Le Billon, Philippe
AU - Lopes, Priscila F. M.
AU - Marschke, Melissa
AU - Nair, Navya Vikraman
AU - Nayak, Prateep Kumar
AU - Nyameke, Isaac
AU - Nyiawung, Richard A.
AU - Pereira Kaplan, Taryn
AU - Riquelme, Wladimir
AU - Sall, Aliou
AU - Selim, Samiya Ahmed
AU - Souza, Gabriel B. G.
AU - Vave, Ron
AU - Carter, Amber L.
AU - Gomei, Marina
AU - Honig, Maria B.
AU - Sibthorpe, Eleanor
AU - Indarjeet, Madhavi
AU - Jassey, Lamin
AU - Lukanga, Editrudith
AU - Repelente, Terence Patrick T.
AU - Fisher, Olan Leimomi
AU - Andrachuk, Mark
AU - Blasco, Cecilia
AU - Borges Doroso, Marcelo
AU - Boyle, Joseph S.
AU - Breckwoldt, Annette
AU - Britton, Easkey
AU - Castillo, Geodisio
AU - Chan, Kai M. A.
AU - Chang, Kevin K. J.
AU - Chapman, Jennifer K.
AU - Charles, Anthony
AU - Costalago, David
AU - Eyholzer, Roman
AU - Fernandes, Gabriela S.
AU - Finkbeiner, Elena M.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Juno
AU - Fritsch, Dennis M.
AU - Garcia Rodrigues, João
AU - Gómez, Sílvia
AU - Hoggett, Em
AU - Holly, Georgia
AU - Horta e Costa, Barbara
AU - Hugé, Jean
AU - Ibadin, Priscilla
AU - Jakpor, Philip E.
AU - Jament, Johnson
AU - Kadhemi, Mahnaz Q.
AU - Kageyama, Mariko
AU - Kakande, Michael
AU - Kayanga, Peter
AU - Keingati, Joyce
AU - Kelling, Ingrid
AU - Kelly, Miriah M. R.
AU - Kinds, Arne
AU - Koman, Franck P.
AU - Leeney, Ruth H.
AU - Lenz, Marie-Isabell
AU - Leone, Carla A.
AU - Lubetkin, Mae
AU - Makupa, Enock E.
AU - Manca, Federica
AU - Marty-Gastaldi, Julie
AU - Mbatha, Philile
AU - McElroy, Lauren S.
AU - Medina, Elizar
AU - Mngomezulu, Jerry Timothy
AU - Munayco Silva, Percy
AU - Nahiduzzaman, Md.
AU - Nehal, Nitasha
AU - Nuesiri, Emmanuel O.
AU - Núñez, Fernando Pardo
AU - Otterstrom, Sarah M.
AU - Partelow, Stefan
AU - Patil, Bodhi L.
AU - Pereira, Laura M.
AU - Pijoan, Montse
AU - Prado, Deborah S.
AU - Ramirez-Monsalve, Paulina
AU - Rayo-Luengo, Silvia
AU - Rubin, Alexandra
AU - Sabourault, Cecile
AU - Sanchez Tirona, Rocky
AU - Sangiorgi Monroy, Patricia
AU - Schultz, Tracy
AU - Sow, El Hadji Amadou
AU - Sturz, James
AU - Swanson, Shannon S.
AU - Tolve, Livia
AU - Ugolini, Leone
AU - Urteaga, Jose
AU - Vaidianu, Natasa
AU - Velonjara, Jade Aloïs
AU - Vieira, Sara
AU - White, Alan T.
AU - Sumaila, U. Rashid
TI - A call to action to support and safeguard ocean defenders
T2 - npj Ocean Sustainability
PY - 2026
SP - 48
VL - 5
DO - 10.1038/s44183-026-00233-x
AB - Coastal communities worldwide face growing environmental and human rights burdens from the expanding ocean economy. Yet ocean defenders who mobilize to defend the marine environment, their territories, and their rights often experience repression, intimidation, and violence. Society has a moral and legal duty to protect human rights and ocean defenders. Governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, funders, human rights institutions, and the international ocean governance community must mobilize urgently to support and safeguard ocean defenders.
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