The Mediterranean Sea we want
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| Date | 2021 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Cappelletto Margherita 1, Santoleri Rosalia1, Evangelista Lorenza1, Galgani Francois2, Garcés Esther3, Giorgetti Alessandra4, Fava Fabio5, Herut Barak6, Hilmi Karim7, Kholeif Suzan8, Lorito Stefano9, Sammari Cherif10, Lianos Mónica Campillos11, Celussi Mauro4, D’alelio Domenico12, Francocci Fedra13, Giorgi Giordano14, Canu Donata Melaku4, Organelli Emanuele13, Pomaro Angela13, Sannino Gianmaria15, Segou Margarita16, Simoncelli Simona9, Babeyko Andrey17, Barbanti Andrea13, Chang-Seng Denis18, Cardin Vanessa4, Casotti Raffaella12, Drago Aldo19, Asmi Souha El20, Eparkhina Dina21, Fichaut Michele2, Hema Tatjiana22, Procaccini Gabriele12, Santoro Francesca18, Scoullos Michael23, Solidoro Cosimo4, Trincardi Fabio13, Tunesi Leonardo14, Umgiesser Georg13, Zingone Adriana12, Ballerini Tosca24, Chaffai Amel25, Coppini Giovanni26, de Gruber Sieglin27, Knezevic Jelena22, Leone Gaetano22, Penca Jerneja28, Pinardi Nadia5, Petihakis George21, Rio Marie-Helen29, Said Mohamed8, Siokouros Zacharias30, Srour Abdellah31, Snoussi Maria32, Tintoré Joaquín33, Vassilopoulou Vassiliki34, Zavatarelli Marco5 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Commissione Oceanografica Italiana - COI, Italy; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR, Italy 2 : Institut Français de Recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer - IFREMER, France & Station de Bastia, France 3 : Institut de Ciencies del Mar, Spain 4 : Instituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS, Italy 5 : Universita di Bologna, Italy 6 : Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Israel 7 : Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Marocco 8 : National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Egypt 9 : Instituto Nazionale Di Geofisica e Vulcanologia - INGV, Italy 10 : Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Tunisia 11 : Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia - IEO, Spain 12 : Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn - SZN, Italy 13 : Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR, Italy 14 : Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale - ISPRA, Italy 15 : Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile - ENEA, Italy 16 : British Geological Survey BGS, England - UK 17 : Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum - GFZ, Germany 18 : Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, France 19 : University of Malta, Malta 20 : Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas - SPA/RAC, Tunisia 21 : European Global Ocean Observing System - EuroGOOS AISBL, Belgium 22 : United Nations Environment Programme / Coordinating Unit for the Mediterranean Action Plan, Greece 23 : Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development, Greece 24 : Expédition MED, France 25 : Innovation House Consulting(C) Sarl, Tunisia 26 : Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici - CMCC, Italy 27 : European Commission, DG Research and Innovation - SDME, Belgium 28 : Euro-Mediterranean University, Slovenia 29 : European Space Agency - ESRIN, Italy 30 : Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute - CMMI, Cyprus 31 : General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Italy 32 : Mohammed V University, Morocco 33 : Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System - SOCIB, Spain 34 : Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - HCMR, Greece |
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| Source | Ocean And Coastal Research (2675-2824) (FapUNIFESP (SciELO)), 2021 , Vol. 69 , N. suppl 1 , P. e21031 (39p.) | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1590/2675-2824069.21019mc | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 6 | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Ocean Decade, Mediterranean Sea, Sustainable Development Goals, Marine science, Co-design | ||||||||
| Abstract | This paper presents major gaps and challenges for implementing the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) in the Mediterranean region. The authors make recommendations on the scientific knowledge needs and co-design actions identified during two consultations, part of the Decade preparatory-phase, framing them in the Mediterranean Sea’s unique environmental and socio-economic perspectives. According to the ‘Mediterranean State of the Environment and Development Report 2020’ by the United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan and despite notable progress, the Mediterranean region is not on track to achieve and fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030. Key factors are the cumulative effect of multiple human-induced pressures that threaten the ecosystem resources and services in the global change scenario. The basin, identified as a climate change vulnerability hotspot, is exposed to pollution and rising impacts of climate change. This affects mainly the coastal zones, at increasing risk of extreme events and their negative effects of unsustainable management of key economic assets. Transitioning to a sustainable blue economy is the key for the marine environment’s health and the nourishment of future generations. This challenging context, offering the opportunity of enhancing the knowledge to define science-based measures as well as narrowing the gaps between the Northen and Southern shores, calls for a joint (re)action. The paper reviews the state of the art of Mediterranean Sea science knowledge, sets of trends, capacity development needs, specific challenges, and recommendations for each Decade’s societal outcome. In the conclusions, the proposal for a Mediterranean regional programme in the framework of the Ocean Decade is addressed. The core objective relies on integrating and improving the existing ocean-knowledge, Ocean Literacy, and ocean observing capacities building on international cooperation to reach the “Mediterranean Sea that we want”. |
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