Multiple values for the management and sustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystem services

Chakraborty, Shamik; Gasparatos, Alexandros; Blasiak, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101047

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“…Coastal ecosystems often provide multiple services, from subsistence to recreation, which have been debated in recent literature [21,22]. For instance, mangroves and other wetlands provide not only coastal protection to human settlements and lives from extreme events, such as storm surges and cyclones, but also provide climate mitigation services [60].…”

Section: Coastal Context For the 'Environment And Ecology' Categorymentioning

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“…There is no single framework at present to assess status across all dimensions of sustainable development at the coast, although there is a wealth of literature addressing individual sustainability dimensions of coasts. Recent literature highlights the need to address multidisciplinary analysis encompassing the trade-offs between ecosystem services and human wellbeing [21,22]. This article results from a review of existing thematic frameworks and a synthesis to develop a framework that provides a holistic sustainability profile for any given coastal region/locality.…”

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Circles of Coastal Sustainability: A Framework for Coastal Management

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The coastal zone is a space where many social, economic, and political activities intersect with natural processes. In this paper, we present an adaptation of the method of ‘Circles of Sustainability’, used to provide a visual assessment of indicators that define sustainability profiles for cities. It is used as a basis for a ‘Circles of Coastal Sustainability’ (CCS) framework that can be used at multiple spatial scales to assess indicators of critical processes that facilitate/constrain sustainability of the world’s coastal zones. The development of such a framework can support management by identifying key features that influence environmental sustainability and human well-being. CCS presents a holistic assessment of four interdependent boundary domains: Environment and Ecology, Social and Cultural, Economics, and Governance and Policy. This approach improves its utility and usability for decision-makers and researchers. CCS adds to existing assessment frameworks that are often focused on particular themes and/or domains that confine their utility to the context of sustainable development and the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which demand an inherently holistic and integrated evaluation. CCS is a holistic framework designed to assess the boundaries to sustainability for socio-ecological systems at multiple scales for the world’s coasts.

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Section: Coastal Context For the 'Environment And Ecology' Categorymentioning

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Circles of Coastal Sustainability: A Framework for Coastal Management

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“…Many examples exist of community-level stewardship of natural resources, where people's connection to their surrounding landscapes and seascapes breeds care and has resulted in unique cultural practices and resource management (Chakraborty et al, 2020). But we asked at the start of this paper whether an analogous form of stewardship might be emerging in the seafood industry at a global level.…”

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Evolving Perspectives of Stewardship in the Seafood Industry

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Humanity has never benefited more from the ocean as a source of food, livelihoods, and well-being, yet on a global scale this has been accompanied by trajectories of degradation and persistent inequity. Awareness of this has spurred policymakers to develop an expanding network of ocean governance instruments, catalyzed civil society pressure on the public and private sector, and motivated engagement by the general public as consumers and constituents. Among local communities, diverse examples of stewardship have rested on the foundation of care, knowledge and agency. But does an analog for stewardship exist in the context of globally active multinational corporations? Here, we consider the seafood industry and its efforts to navigate this new reality through private governance. We examine paradigmatic events in the history of the sustainable seafood movement, from seafood boycotts in the 1970s through to the emergence of certification measures, benchmarks, and diverse voluntary environmental programs. We note four dimensions of stewardship in which efforts by actors within the seafood industry have aligned with theoretical concepts of stewardship, which we describe as (1) moving beyond compliance, (2) taking a systems perspective, (3) living with uncertainty, and (4) understanding humans as embedded elements of the biosphere. In conclusion, we identify emerging stewardship challenges for the seafood industry and suggest the urgent need to embrace a broader notion of ocean stewardship that extends beyond seafood.

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“…Ecosystem services associated with aquatic environments constitute, in several locations, important sources of economic benefits, which may be related to tourism, fishing, and aquaculture activities, providing sources of employment and well-being to different territories. The consideration of the costs associated with environmental degradation is of vital importance for the orientation of management policies (Chakraborty and Blasiak 2019;Ghermandi et al 2019).…”

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Gaps, biases, and future directions in research on the impacts of anthropogenic land-use change on aquatic ecosystems: a topic-based bibliometric analysis

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Anthropogenic land use change (ALUC) satisfies human needs but also impacts aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems are intrinsically linked with terrestrial landscapes, an association that is already recognized as a key factor to address future research and effective governance. However, the complexity and range of the impact of ALUC in aquatic ecosystems have been fundamental challenges and have implicitly routed the analysis to particular segments, drivers, management, or effects of the theme. In this study, we present an attempt to frame the subject in a broader context through a topic-based bibliometric analysis. Our aim is to identify possible biases and gaps in the current scientific literature and detect the main topics that have characterized the theme. Our results show an unequal distribution of articles by country when we analyzed the authors' affiliation and also a slight increase in contributions from social and economic disciplines, although they are still underrepresented. Moreover, we distinguish topics whose prevalence seems to change, especially those topics where the use of scenario analysis and multistressors are considered. We discuss the main biases and gaps revealed by our results, concluding that future studies on the impact of ALUC on aquatic ecosystems should better integrate social and economic disciplines and expand geographic frontiers.

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Multiple values for the management and sustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystem services

Cited by 26 publications

References 81 publications

Circles of Coastal Sustainability: A Framework for Coastal Management

Circles of Coastal Sustainability: A Framework for Coastal Management

Evolving Perspectives of Stewardship in the Seafood Industry

Gaps, biases, and future directions in research on the impacts of anthropogenic land-use change on aquatic ecosystems: a topic-based bibliometric analysis

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