Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Coastal landscapes are spaces and places of conflict, being among the most dynamic and
vulnerable environments on the planet. Coastal landscapes are regulated through various …

Monitoring and assessment of marine litter requires multi-stakeholder involvement at
national and subnational levels. Collaborative governance approaches are important, but …

Abstract The Barents Sea ecosystem components and services are under pressure from
climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. Following an Ecosystem-based …

Marine fisheries and beaches (ie, backshore, foreshore and shoreface) are essential for
providing ecosystem services globally, with coastal states being at the forefront of this …

Standard approaches to environmental and natural resource use externalities generally
focus on single-sector resources and user groups. Remedies include Pigouvian-style …

As ocean space increasingly is used for production purposes, such as for the production of
food and feed, renewable energy and resource mining, competition for space becomes a …

Conditions and pathways for transforming ocean conflicts require an understanding of the
wide range of perspectives and values from all relevant stakeholders. In such cases …

Transboundary issue is one of the main concerns of marine spatial planning (MSP) studies
around the world, including China. With few studies on the effective approaches to address …

Rewilding can be defined as the reorganisation or regeneration of wildness in an
ecologically degraded landscape with minimal ongoing intervention. While proposals for …