Marine ecosystem services: Perceptions of indispensability and pathways to engaging citizens in their sustainable use

Blasiak, Robert; Yagi, Nobuyuki; Kurokura, Hisashi; Ichikawa, Kaoru; Wakita, Kazumi; Mori, Aimee

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.08.005

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“…In recent years understanding human interactions with nature and the impact of this on perceptions, values and well-being, has been increasingly recognised as integral to marine and coastal management Blasiak et al 2015;Jefferson et al 2015;Soma and Haggett 2015;Hawkins et al 2016). This is evidenced by the growing interest in coupled social-ecological systems and the notion that human society is an integral component of nature; thereby requiring greater understanding of the interconnections between society and its environments (Blasiak et al 2015).…”

Section: Overarching Review Of Societal Attitudes Towards Marine Issuesmentioning

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Charting the course for a blue economy in Peru: a research agenda

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Environ Dev Sustain

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Section: Overarching Review Of Societal Attitudes Towards Marine Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Charting the course for a blue economy in Peru: a research agenda

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Section: Social Linkages and Public Perceptions Of Marine Ecosystem Smentioning

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“…Public perceptions of the benefits derived from the ocean can drive sustainable and unsustainable practices, as well as people's commitment to supporting activities aimed at ensuring ocean health [22]. Surveys conducted in Japan and the USA have shown that such perceptions are far from uniform both internationally and domestically, and may be grounded in cultural differences [23,24]. Recent research conducted in the USA, in particular, suggests that the public considers the ocean as a global commons shared by all -similar perhaps to the atmosphere -and that unsustainable action by one nation can negate more restrained action by other nations [24].…”

Section: Social Linkages and Public Perceptions Of Marine Ecosystem Smentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Surveys conducted in Japan and the USA have shown that such perceptions are far from uniform both internationally and domestically, and may be grounded in cultural differences [23,24]. Recent research conducted in the USA, in particular, suggests that the public considers the ocean as a global commons shared by all -similar perhaps to the atmosphere -and that unsustainable action by one nation can negate more restrained action by other nations [24]. This would suggest that commitments to sustaining ocean ecosystems may be seen by the public as altruistic if many countries are freeriding on such efforts.…”

Section: Social Linkages and Public Perceptions Of Marine Ecosystem Smentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This would suggest that commitments to sustaining ocean ecosystems may be seen by the public as altruistic if many countries are freeriding on such efforts. Likewise, a comparison with political indices indicated that perceptions of the ocean's indispensability for human well-being as well as support for actions to support sustainable ocean management cut across political party lines, and that even proximity to oceans does not necessarily impact people's perceptions [24].…”

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a b s t r a c tDuring the international symposium on "Regional Applications and Nexus of the Ocean Health Index" at The University of Tokyo in Japan in July 2015, a range of experts, practitioners and researchers discussed the potential for assessing the current state of ocean health at different scales, as well as changes over time. Discussions focused on how the successful assessment and implementation of projects aimed at fostering ocean health and resilient coastal ecosystems strongly depends on a multi-stakeholder approach and local leadership. In addition, recent examples of regional independent assessments conducted using the Ocean Health Index were introduced, with an accompanying explanation of how the Index goals can be adjusted, specified or weighted in line with a local context or policy direction. This manuscript introduces key points raised during the symposium as well as relevant supplementary materials.

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1. Human activities are a major source of threat to marine ecosystems. Solutions thus require changes to or cessation of those activities in addition to multiple restorative and conservation effortsall of which, in turn, require public support for success. However, scientific understanding of threats to marine ecosystems has not paralleled public understanding of those threats in many jurisdictions. Highly complex, interwoven, distant, vulnerable to multiple stressors, and hosting biota that are biologically unfamiliar to people, marine ecosystems present unique communication challenges. 2. The merits of effective communication capable of motivating behavioural change, policy action and support for marine conservation are often emphasized. To date, however, environmental communication, as a field, has largely focused on terrestrial ecosystems and more recently on climate change, leaving research-informed marine conservation communication neglected. 3. Adding to the small compilation of marine conservation communication literature, this integrative review provides a new understanding of how six message frames (emotional, problem/solution, outcome, value-based, distance, and social norm) can interactively help enhance the effectuality of conservation messages. Insights from the framing-related literature are merged with those from relevant fields including the theoretical literature, and the behavioural, social, and environmental sciences to define concepts, provide examples and explain the relevance of the six identified frames. The potential strength of these frames are discussed and suggestions on how they might be used to communicate different marine conservation issues are provided.

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Marine ecosystem services: Perceptions of indispensability and pathways to engaging citizens in their sustainable use

Cited by 20 publications

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Charting the course for a blue economy in Peru: a research agenda

Charting the course for a blue economy in Peru: a research agenda

Local and regional experiences with assessing and fostering ocean health

Message framing strategies for effective marine conservation communication

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