Marine-Related Learning Networks: Shifting the Paradigm Toward Collaborative Ocean Governance

Dalton, Kathryn R.; Skrobe, Marlena; Bell, Henry; Kantner, Benjamin; Berndtson, Dave; Gerhardinger, Leopoldo Cavaleri; Christie, Patrick

doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.595054

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“…social equity, ecosystem-based approach). The adoption of what is broadly known as ‘sustainability transitions experiments’ (Luederitz et al 2017 ) or ‘transition management’ (Kelly et al 2018 ) that combines peer-to-peer learning and a range of other networked-knowledge to action approaches between social innovators are a promising way forward for the Brazilian MSP arena (Gerhardinger et al 2018 ; 2020 ; Dalton et al 2020 ).…”

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“…Transdisciplinary research can function as a wildcard in the establishment of marine governance ‘transition arenas’ (Kelly et al 2018 )–an idea resonating with proponents of somewhat related concepts and applications in the ocean governance realm such as ‘policy-experimentation’ (Fox et al 2013 ), the formation of ‘learning-networks’ (Christie et al 2016 ; Dalton et al 2020 ), ‘knowledge-networks’ (Cvitanovic 2017 ), and a range of other networked-knowledge to action approach aiming to facilitate interaction, knowledge-exchange and learning by and between social innovators (Bayliss-Brown et al 2020 ). However, while frameworks and tools have been developed to assess and support change in ocean governance, Kelly et al ( 2018 ) reviewed the most cited academic papers in the field to find out that much of the research is still naively impotent to deal with fragmentation in ocean governance systems.…”

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Envisioning ocean governability transformations through network-based marine spatial planning

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The globally accelerating environmental crisis calls for radical changes in the governance of ocean resources towards a more sustainable and socially equitable world. Transdisciplinary sustainability research and networked knowledge-to-action approaches are critical parts of this change. The effective application of such approaches still puzzles social actors (individuals and networks) willing to act in more transformative ways. We conducted twelve participatory network mapping activities to assess the perception of high-level federal government institutional entrepreneurs on the structure and dynamics of an emerging socio-political arena for marine spatial planning (MSP) in Brazil. Our informants, mostly cognizant of their own intra-governmental structures, anticipate the MSP arena to remain self-enclosed, with changes only occurring within the federal government structures in the coming years. Their perceptions were largely conservative, narrow, and unambitious and therefore unfit to generate regime transformations. The limited awareness of response capacities beyond the federal government potentially leads to the endurement of the low performance already present in the MSP arena. Results from the participatory network mapping informed a five-step functional ocean governability analysis pointing to key potential contributions to support a critical turn in MSP: 1. envision situated interactional narratives to leverage regime shifts; 2. build a shared understanding of and anticipating transformative coevolutionary dynamics; 3. build awareness of the potential synergies among disparate but innovative area-based responses; 4. specify inter-network-based limitations and the necessary changes underpinning potential leaps in performance levels of ocean governance orders; 5. make power asymmetries explicit to stir structurally tailored strategic action by less influential groups. We discuss the potential role of inter-network strategies and actions and how they may confront the symptoms of depoliticized MSP pathways and the risks of it becoming an instrument of further marginalisation and power asymmetry in Brazil. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40152-021-00250-1.

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Envisioning ocean governability transformations through network-based marine spatial planning

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“…Despite growing recognition of the need for greater trans-and interdisciplinarity in ocean science, progress to achieve this has been slow 32,35,42 . Only in the last decade has the ocean been formally included in the climate agenda.…”

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“…This would facilitate autonomous, decentralised ocean knowledge co-production at policy interfaces where problems and opportunities emerge, hence improving the responsiveness governance regimes. This vision might be achieved through the creative combination of applications in networked knowledge-to-action 35,45,46 , the co-design of ocean scenarios and pathways 47 , and the use of plural valuation 48 . Integrated and deliberative (e.g.…”

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“…For instance, the IPOS could highlight the consideration of ocean knowledge in negotiations and policy recommendations developed under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). By partnering with the powerful mission and networking capacities of the Ocean Knowledge Action Network (Ocean KAN) by Future Earth, the IPOS could also accelerate connection with worldwide marine learning networks 35 , advance stakeholder engagement informed by social sciences, and pilot novel communication and networking approach in knowledge co-creation and synthesis 36 .…”

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An evolution towards scientific consensus for a sustainable ocean future

Gaill

Rudolph

Lebleu³

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npj Ocean Sustain

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The ocean has recently taken centre stage in the global geopolitical landscape. Despite rising challenges to the effectiveness of multilateralism, attention to ocean issues appears as an opportunity to co-create pathways to ocean sustainability at multiple levels. The ocean science community, however, is not sufficiently well organised to advance these pathways and provide policy input. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services demonstrate how knowledge consensus and integration have been instrumental in charting global pathways and eliciting commitments to address, respectively, climate change and biodiversity loss. An equally impactful global platform with a thematic focus on ocean sustainability is needed. Here we introduce the International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) as a coordinating mechanism to integrate knowledge systems to forge a bridge across ocean science-policy divides collectively. The IPOS will enrich the global policy debate in the Ocean Decade and support a shift toward ocean sustainability.

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Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

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Cvitanovic,

Colvin

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Env Pol Gov

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Knowledge exchange (KE) between research and decision‐making is increasingly demanded for tackling environmental challenges, yet there is still much to learn about how to enable that effectively. Here, we analyze a distributor of research funding (i.e., the Australian National Environmental Science Program Marine Biodiversity Hub (‘the hub’)) which actively coordinated KE between researchers and state‐ and Commonwealth Government end‐users. Through 30 in‐depth qualitative interviews with researchers, hub executives and end‐users we identify enablers of KE engagement, compare what researchers and decision‐makers found most important, and highlight what research programs and funding organizations can learn from this case study. Through an evolution of programs, the hub had a strong governance structure, co‐identified priority setting, and funding for emerging priorities. Additional enablers were a legacy of longstanding interpersonal working relationships, regular engagement, knowledge brokering roles, and the nationally trusted role of the hub. Researchers more so than end‐users found trust, the focus on clear end‐user needs as well as the hub's governance and progress‐monitoring key to success. End‐users more often indicated the early engagement, collaborative nature, and flexibility to adjust as important assets to effective interaction. Visions for future KE included better engagement of Traditional Owners, streamlining direct access to expertise, more accessible outputs, and earlier involvement of researchers in policy development. In sum, we find that time (e.g., pre‐story, early engagement) and boundary roles (e.g., knowledge brokering individuals, engaged research funders or coordinators) are key to success underlining that there are substantial components to KE success that can be nurtured and planned for.

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Marine-Related Learning Networks: Shifting the Paradigm Toward Collaborative Ocean Governance

Cited by 15 publications

References 70 publications

Envisioning ocean governability transformations through network-based marine spatial planning

Envisioning ocean governability transformations through network-based marine spatial planning

An evolution towards scientific consensus for a sustainable ocean future

Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

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