Ecosystem stewardship: A resilience framework for arctic conservation

Chapin, F. Stuart; Sommerkorn, Martin; Robards, Martin D.; Hillmer-Pegram, Kevin

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.07.003

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“…Hence, stewardship is an active shaping of pathways of social-ecological change. Ecosystem stewardship integrates reducing vulnerability to expected changes, fostering resilience to sustain desirable conditions in the face of perturbations and uncertainty, and transforming from undesirable trajectories when opportunities emerge (Chapin et al , 2015.…”

Section: Biosphere Stewardshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

Folke¹,

Biggs²,

Norström³

et al. 2016

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ABSTRACT. Humanity has emerged as a major force in the operation of the biosphere. The focus is shifting from the environment as externality to the biosphere as precondition for social justice, economic development, and sustainability. In this article, we exemplify the intertwined nature of social-ecological systems and emphasize that they operate within, and as embedded parts of the biosphere and as such coevolve with and depend on it. We regard social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems and use a social-ecological resilience approach as a lens to address and understand their dynamics. We raise the challenge of stewardship of development in concert with the biosphere for people in diverse contexts and places as critical for long-term sustainability and dignity in human relations. Biosphere stewardship is essential, in the globalized world of interactions with the Earth system, to sustain and enhance our lifesupporting environment for human well-being and future human development on Earth, hence, the need to reconnect development to the biosphere foundation and the need for a biosphere-based sustainability science.

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Section: Biosphere Stewardshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

Folke¹,

Biggs²,

Norström³

et al. 2016

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585

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“…Increasingly the need for a stewardship is being proposed and a need to address future arctic scenarios in a more systems-based approach (Chapin et al, 2015), which highlights the need to identify desirable outcomes as a prerequisite to identifying monitoring strategies to achieve them (such as monitoring triage). Better understanding of desirable outcomes is required to inform improved arctic monitoring agendas.…”

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Stakeholder Perspectives on Triage in Wildlife Monitoring in a Rapidly Changing Arctic

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“…Although this term, defined by Chapin et al (2016) as a 'framework for actively shaping trajectories of ecological and social change to foster a more sustainable future for species, ecosystems, and society" does not differ significantly from EBM, it is rooted in a more spiritual tradition of involvement with nature and may be carried out in a much less formal manner than, for example, marine spatial planning. The authors emphasize the key role of traditional knowledge and indigenous cultures for ecosystem stewardship of the Arctic.…”

Section: Ecosystem-based Marine Spatial Management (Eb-msm) Eb-msm mentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating the seascape of ocean management: waypoints on the voyage toward sustainable use

Katona¹,

Polsenberg²,

Lowndes³

et al. 2017

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Some societies have sustainably managed their local marine resources for centuries using traditional methods, but we are only beginning to learn how to do it at larger scales, including globally. A broad, deep and constantly growing body of ocean knowledge has developed, adding many new concepts, perspectives, management models and analytical tools into the knowledge base in a relatively short period. Such rapid growth has created a potentially confusing mash-up of ideas, acronyms, The purpose of this paper is to assist policy makers, marine managers and those considering careers in this area by providing a short history of ocean management, its conceptual foundation, frameworks for modern management and examples of its application at different scales. Extensive literature exists to supplement the summarized information we present.We highlight the following terms as navigational markers through the 'seascape' 1 of marine management rhetoric: sustainability, ecosystem approach, ecosystem-based management, natural capital, ecosystem services, integrated ecosystem assessment, the causal framework DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts, Responses) and its variants, indicators and reference points, marine area planning, marine spatial management (including decision support tools), adaptive ocean management and dynamic ocean management. We also point out the important roles of marine initiatives such as Blue Economy, the Ocean Health Index, Large Marine Ecosystems, Seascapes, Protected Areas and others. Understanding the similarities, differences, relationships and synergies among these activities increases the likelihood of achieving successful management processes or solutions. 1We use 'seascape' (lower case) to describe the panorama of concepts, acronyms, techniques, tools and regulations germane to marine management. 'Seascape' and 'Oceanscape' (upper case) signify specific programs for integrated management at large-scales.

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Ecosystem stewardship: A resilience framework for arctic conservation

Cited by 68 publications

References 78 publications

Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

Stakeholder Perspectives on Triage in Wildlife Monitoring in a Rapidly Changing Arctic

Navigating the seascape of ocean management: waypoints on the voyage toward sustainable use

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