Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade.
Humanity's relationship with the Ocean needs to be transformed to effectively address the multitude of governance crises facing the Ocean, including overfishing, climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction. Earth law, including Rights of Nature, provides a pathway to center humanity as a...
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| description | Humanity's relationship with the Ocean needs to be transformed to effectively address the multitude of governance crises facing the Ocean, including overfishing, climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction. Earth law, including Rights of Nature, provides a pathway to center humanity as a part of Nature and transform our relationship from one of dominion and separateness towards holism and mutual enhancement. Within the Earth law framework, an Ocean-centered approach views humanity as interconnected with the Ocean, recognizes societies' collective duty and reciprocal responsibility to protect and conserve the Ocean, and puts aside short-term gain to respect and protect future generations of all life and the Ocean's capacity to regenerate and sustain natural cycles. This Essay presents Ocean-centered governance as an approach to help achieve the 10 challenges for collective impact put forward as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and therefore living in a harmonious relationship with the Ocean. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3423f3fd79b4486688365f63f474b8872022-12-22T03:54:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852022-10-012010e300182810.1371/journal.pbio.3001828Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade.Michelle BenderRachel BustamanteKelsey LeonardHumanity's relationship with the Ocean needs to be transformed to effectively address the multitude of governance crises facing the Ocean, including overfishing, climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction. Earth law, including Rights of Nature, provides a pathway to center humanity as a part of Nature and transform our relationship from one of dominion and separateness towards holism and mutual enhancement. Within the Earth law framework, an Ocean-centered approach views humanity as interconnected with the Ocean, recognizes societies' collective duty and reciprocal responsibility to protect and conserve the Ocean, and puts aside short-term gain to respect and protect future generations of all life and the Ocean's capacity to regenerate and sustain natural cycles. This Essay presents Ocean-centered governance as an approach to help achieve the 10 challenges for collective impact put forward as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and therefore living in a harmonious relationship with the Ocean.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001828 |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Bender Rachel Bustamante Kelsey Leonard Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade. PLoS Biology |
| title | Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade. |
| title_full | Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade. |
| title_fullStr | Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade. |
| title_short | Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade. |
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