UNDOS offers a framework to strengthen connections and weave partnerships between all communities working to study, conserve, and sustainably use the ocean and its resources. The Decade will boost scientific research in this area. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research in relationship to oceans tackles fundamental questions of “who gets what?” (justice and allocation), “who gets to decide?” (democracy and power), “how are current systems maintained?” (architecture and agency), and “how do these systems change?” (in the present: agency, adaptiveness and reflexivity; and in the future: anticipation and imagination). Scholars of ESG say that their research is instrumental in addressing governance-related needs of UNDOS.
First, it can identify salient frames for ocean problems that trigger policy action.
Second, it can inform stakeholder involvement by mapping powerful and marginalized interests and suggesting pathways towards more inclusive participation.
Third, it can support viable and effective ocean solutions based on insights into political support coalitions and governance design.
Mainstreaming of governance research into ocean science has also been recommended: The ESG community can facilitate this mainstreaming by enhancing knowledge cumulation around ocean issues within the network; engaging more strongly in the production of actionable and action-oriented knowledge; and seeking integration into inter- and transdisciplinary ocean research. Sub-topics where ESG with regards to ocean governance can be applied are for example governance issues around deep sea mining, ocean acidification, marine biodiversity.
The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS) is a United Nations Decade that runs from 2021 to 2030, with a vision of “the science we need for the ocean we want”.
UNDOS offers a framework to strengthen connections and weave partnerships between all communities working to study, conserve, and sustainably use the ocean and its resources. The Decade will boost scientific research in this area. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research in relationship to oceans tackles fundamental questions of “who gets what?” (justice and allocation), “who gets to decide?” (democracy and power), “how are current systems maintained?” (architecture and agency), and “how do these systems change?” (in the present: agency, adaptiveness and reflexivity; and in the future: anticipation and imagination). Scholars of ESG say that their research is instrumental in addressing governance-related needs of UNDOS.
First, it can identify salient frames for ocean problems that trigger policy action.
Second, it can inform stakeholder involvement by mapping powerful and marginalized interests and suggesting pathways towards more inclusive participation.
Third, it can support viable and effective ocean solutions based on insights into political support coalitions and governance design.
Mainstreaming of governance research into ocean science has also been recommended: The ESG community can facilitate this mainstreaming by enhancing knowledge cumulation around ocean issues within the network; engaging more strongly in the production of actionable and action-oriented knowledge; and seeking integration into inter- and transdisciplinary ocean research. Sub-topics where ESG with regards to ocean governance can be applied are for example governance issues around deep sea mining, ocean acidification, marine biodiversity.
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UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
2025 UN Ocean Conference
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