An Ocean Declaration for equitable governance to guide observation
The Dubai Ocean Declaration is the latest international call to expand ocean observation worldwide. We argue that there needs to be a committed effort to establish governance systems to guide data collection designed around equity, to ensure ocean data collection contributes to sustainable development. Ocean science has historically been led by the Global North, neglecting the priorities and leadership of the Global South, and limiting the relevance of ocean science for global sustainability.
Authors
- Yoshitaka Ota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-2720)
- Gerald G. Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-1988)
- Ana K. Spalding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-9404)
- Wilf Swartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0829-765X)
- Matthew Jerome Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-2768)
- Andrés M. Cisneros‐Montemayor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4132-5317)
- Mia Strand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-1572)
- Eliana Ritts
- Alexis Valauri-Orton
Institutions
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (PA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of North Carolina Wilmington (US)
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- The Ocean Foundation (US)
- Nelson Mandela University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Ocean Sustainability
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00093-3
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.55
Funders
- Ocean Nexus Center, EarthLab, University of Washington