Expanding ocean protection and peace: a window for science diplomacy in the Gulf.

Autor:	Fieseler CM; National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA., Al-Mudaffar Fawzi N; Marine Science Centre, University of Basra, Basra, Iraq., Helmuth B; Coastal Sustainability Institute and School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA., Leitão A; Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Al Ainsi M; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Al Mukaimi M; Marine Science Department, College of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Al-Saidi M; Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Al Senafi F; Marine Science Department, College of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait., Bejarano I; Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE., Ben-Hamadou R; Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., D'Addario J; The Open Data Institute, London, UK., Mujthaba Dheen Mohamed A; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Giraldes BW; Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Glowka L; Biodiversity Strategies International, Abu Dhabi, UAE., Johnson MD; Red Sea Research Center, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Lyons BP; NEOM Nature Reserve, NEOM, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., Mateos-Molina D; Emirates Nature - World Wide Fund for Nature, Dubai, UAE., Marshall CD; Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, Galveston Campus, Galveston, TX, USA.; Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA., Mohammed S; Independent Researcher, Doha, Qatar., Range P; Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Reza Shokri M; Department of Animal Sciences and Marine Biology, Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran., Wong JMK; Aquatic Research Center, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Doha, Qatar., Pyenson ND; National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Royal Society open science [R Soc Open Sci] 2023 Sep 27; Vol. 10 (9), pp. 230392. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 27 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1098/rsos.230392
Abstrakt:	The ecological state of the Persian or Arabian Gulf (hereafter 'Gulf') is in sharp decline. Calls for comprehensive ecosystem-based management approaches and transboundary conservation have gone largely unanswered, despite mounting marine threats made worse by climate change. The region's long-standing political tensions add additional complexity, especially now as some Gulf countries will soon adopt ambitious goals to protect their marine environments as part of new global environmental commitments. The recent interest in global commitments comes at a time when diplomatic relations among all Gulf countries are improving. There is a window of opportunity for Gulf countries to meet global marine biodiversity conservation commitments, but only if scientists engage in peer-to-peer diplomacy to build trust, share knowledge and strategize marine conservation options across boundaries. The Gulf region needs more ocean diplomacy and coordination; just as critically, it needs actors at its science-policy interface to find better ways of adapting cooperative models to fit its unique marine environment, political context and culture. We propose a practical agenda for scientist-led diplomacy in the short term and lines of research from which to draw (e.g. co-production, knowledge exchange) to better design future science diplomacy practices and processes suited to the Gulf's setting. Competing Interests: We have no competing interests. (© 2023 The Authors.)
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