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The Ocean should be treated as a living entity with inherent rights, and Ocean-centered governance introduced to resolve crises and foster a more harmonious co-existence with humanity, advocate researchers at the Earth Law Center and elsewhere

10.17.22 | PLOS

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The Ocean should be treated as a living entity with inherent rights, and Ocean-centered governance introduced to resolve crises and foster a more harmonious co-existence with humanity, advocate researchers at the Earth Law Center and elsewhere
Interconnected relationships between Ocean-centered governance principles of justice, data sovereignty, rights, protection, and relationality rippling out from the key understanding that the Ocean is living. Transformation in Ocean governance requires action across all 5 principles. Created by Rachel Bustamante via Canva.com. Credit: Bender M, Bustamante R, Leonard K, 2022, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Article Title: Living in relationship with the Ocean to transform governance in the UN Ocean Decade

Author Countries : Canada, United States

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Biology

10.1371/journal.pbio.3001828

Commentary/editorial

Not applicable

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Environmental Policy Environmental Sciences Life Sciences Macroecology Marine Biodiversity Marine Biology Ocean Policy Science Advocacy

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Biology
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.3001828
Method of Research
Commentary/editorial
Subject of Research
Not applicable
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
biologypress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2022, October 17). The Ocean should be treated as a living entity with inherent rights, and Ocean-centered governance introduced to resolve crises and foster a more harmonious co-existence with humanity, advocate researchers at the Earth Law Center and elsewhere. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDW35R8/the-ocean-should-be-treated-as-a-living-entity-with-inherent-rights-and-ocean-centered-governance-introduced-to-resolve-crises-and-foster-a-more-harmonious-co-existence-with-humanity-advocate-research.html
MLA:
"The Ocean should be treated as a living entity with inherent rights, and Ocean-centered governance introduced to resolve crises and foster a more harmonious co-existence with humanity, advocate researchers at the Earth Law Center and elsewhere." Brightsurf News, Oct. 17 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDW35R8/the-ocean-should-be-treated-as-a-living-entity-with-inherent-rights-and-ocean-centered-governance-introduced-to-resolve-crises-and-foster-a-more-harmonious-co-existence-with-humanity-advocate-research.html.