Why human rights matter for marine conservation

Frontiers in Marine Science

Marine Science

Georgina Gurney¹  Patrick Smallhorn-West²  Divya Karnad³  Helen Newing⁴  Sangeeta Mangubhai⁵  Aaron Savio Lobo⁶  Sushil Raj⁷  Kamille Pennell⁷  S. Hoyt Peckham⁷  Haley Williams⁷  Heidi Kretser⁸  Alexander Tilley⁹  Edward Allison^1,10 

[1] Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia;Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia;WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia;Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, United States;Department of Environmental Studies, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Harayana, India;Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom;Talanoa Consulting, Suva, Fiji;Wildlife Conservation Society, Karnataka, India;Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, United States;Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, United States;Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States;WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia;WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia;Lancaster Environment Center, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom;

关键词: small-scale fisheries;    co-management;    community-based management;    marine protected areas;    fortress conservation;    human rights-based approach;    ocean equity;    blue justice;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmars.2023.1089154

 received in 2022-11-04, accepted in 2023-01-27,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Human rights matter for marine conservation because people and nature are inextricably linked. A thriving planet cannot be one that contains widespread human suffering or stifles human potential; and a thriving humanity cannot exist on a dying planet. While the field of marine conservation is increasingly considering human well-being, it retains a legacy in some places of protectionism, colonialism, and fortress conservation. Here, we i) provide an overview of human rights principles and how they relate to marine conservation, ii) document cases where tensions have occurred between marine conservation goals and human rights, iii) review the legal and ethical obligations, and practical benefits, for marine conservation to support human rights, and iv) provide practical guidance on integrating human rights principles into marine conservation. We argue that adopting a human rights-based approach to marine conservation, that is integrating equity as a rights-based condition rather than a charitable principle, will not only help meet legal and ethical obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil human rights, but will also result in greater and more enduring conservation impact.

【 授权许可】

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Copyright © 2023 Smallhorn-West, Allison, Gurney, Karnad, Kretser, Lobo, Mangubhai, Newing, Pennell, Raj, Tilley, Williams and Peckham

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