Parachute science through a regional lens: Marine litter research in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States and the challenge of extra-regional research.

Autor: Stöfen-O'Brien A; WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University, Fiskehamnsgatan 1, PO Box 500, 201 24 Malmö, Sweden. Electronic address: aso@wmu.se., Ambrose KK; WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University, Fiskehamnsgatan 1, PO Box 500, 201 24 Malmö, Sweden., Alleyne KST; WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University, Fiskehamnsgatan 1, PO Box 500, 201 24 Malmö, Sweden., Lovell TA; WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University, Fiskehamnsgatan 1, PO Box 500, 201 24 Malmö, Sweden., Graham RED; WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University, Fiskehamnsgatan 1, PO Box 500, 201 24 Malmö, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2022 Jan; Vol. 174, pp. 113291. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 13.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113291
Abstrakt: The Wider Caribbean (WC) comprises numerous diverse developing states and territories including Small Island Developing States (SIDS). In particular, the Eastern part of the WC with its 16 SIDS receives a disproportionate amount of marine litter. Addressing this serious and urgent environmental problem requires scientific evidence to support and inform policy formation and decision making. Yet, as this study demonstrates, marine scientific research on the issue of marine litter in the Caribbean SIDS is predominantly undertaken by extra-regional scientists and organisations which might weaken the science-policy transfer to develop suitable and tailor-made solutions. The view point paper highlights issues and the problems associated with parachute science for the Caribbean SIDS before offering a series of potential policy-ready response options to address the identified challenges.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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