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The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas

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Pereira, LM; Ortuño Crespo, G; Amon, DJ; Badhe, R; Bandeira, S; Bengtsson, F; Boettcher, M; Carmine, G; Cheung, WWL; Chibwe, B; Dunn, D ...
Published in: Marine Policy
July 1, 2023

We find ourselves at a critical crossroads for the future governance of the high seas, but the perceived remoteness of the global ocean creates a psychological barrier for people to engage with it. Given challenges of overexploitation, inequitable access and other sustainability and equity concerns, current ocean governance mechanisms are not fit-for-purpose. This decade offers opportunities for direct impact on ocean governance, however, triggering a global transformation on how we use and protect the half of our planet requires a concerted effort that is guided by shared values and principles across regions and sectors. The aim of the series of workshops outlined in this paper, was to undertake a futures thinking process that could use the Nature Futures Framework as a mechanism to bring more transformative energy into how humans conceptualise the high seas and therefore how we aim to govern the ocean. We found that engaging with the future through science fiction narratives allowed a more radical appreciation of what could be and infusing science with artistic elements can inspire audiences beyond academia. Thus, creative endeavours of co-production that promote and encourage imagination to address current challenges should be considered as important tools in the science-policy interface, also as a way to elicit empathetic responses. This workshop series was a first, and hopefully promising, step towards generating a more creative praxis in how we imagine and then act for a better future for the high seas.

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Marine Policy

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0308-597X

Publication Date

July 1, 2023

Volume

153

Related Subject Headings

  • Fisheries
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 1801 Law
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management
 

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Pereira, L. M., Ortuño Crespo, G., Amon, D. J., Badhe, R., Bandeira, S., Bengtsson, F., … Zhou, W. (2023). The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas. Marine Policy, 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105644
Pereira, L. M., G. Ortuño Crespo, D. J. Amon, R. Badhe, S. Bandeira, F. Bengtsson, M. Boettcher, et al. “The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas.” Marine Policy 153 (July 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105644.
Pereira LM, Ortuño Crespo G, Amon DJ, Badhe R, Bandeira S, Bengtsson F, et al. The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas. Marine Policy. 2023 Jul 1;153.
Pereira, L. M., et al. “The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas.” Marine Policy, vol. 153, July 2023. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105644.
Pereira LM, Ortuño Crespo G, Amon DJ, Badhe R, Bandeira S, Bengtsson F, Boettcher M, Carmine G, Cheung WWL, Chibwe B, Dunn D, Gasalla MA, Halouani G, Johnson DE, Jouffray JB, Juri S, Keys PW, Lübker HM, Merrie AS, Obaidullah F, Palacios-Abrantes J, Shannon LJ, Sumaila UR, Superchi E, Terry N, Wabnitz CCC, Yasuhara M, Zhou W. The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas. Marine Policy. 2023 Jul 1;153.
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Published In

Marine Policy

DOI

ISSN

0308-597X

Publication Date

July 1, 2023

Volume

153

Related Subject Headings

  • Fisheries
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 1801 Law
  • 1606 Political Science
  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management