“Human Dimensions of Oceans: From a Sociological Perspective” blog series is live on FATHOM.

CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BLOG BY OCEAN NEXUS

If principles of equity, beyond discussions of justice and rights, motivated our thinking with regard to oceans, technologies of surveillance would be considered with more precaution, because ocean equity means being, first and foremost, concerned with marginalized and dispossessed peoples towards emancipatory, democratic socio-political engagements.
Beneath the surface, the ocean’s depths hold cultural and ecological significance, challenging corporate imaginaries and their “nirvana concepts,” and prompting a reevaluation of the “blue economy” narrative.
On North Carolina's coastal plain, industrial livestock operations come with great environmental and public health risk. In an age of climate change and loose government regulation, it is low income and minority communities that are most likely burdened with the consequences.
If the principles of equity were what guided our thinking, industrial, community dividing, polluting technologies might not be our only option.
The impact of South Pacific Albacore fisheries management on equity for Pacific Island countries and territories.
Incorporating ChatGPT into policymaking processes by prioritizing capacity building and equitable usage and development of AI language tools.
Drawing from an interdisciplinary list of scholars, this list of must-reads explores the nexus of oceans and justice research.
The Student Division of Cardiff University’s Centre of Environmental Law & Policy (Student CELP) bridges the gap between research skill development and law student opportunities.
Through a new Resilience program, new Initiative Director Ana Spalding hopes to center social science and equity within the Smithsonian.