@article{a976c89f23eb4ffe9eba8bda7de64b82,
title = "The future of ocean plastics: designing diverse collaboration frameworks",
abstract = "This paper aims to guide the stakeholder engagement process related to plastic pollution research in marine environments. We draw on advice identified during an online workshop (Ocean Plastic Workshop 2022) organized by Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) from 11 countries, held in April 2022. International experts and workshop participants discussed their experiences in the collaborative development and implementation of ocean plastic pollution projects held worldwide, guided by three main questions: (i) What is the role of scientists in a multi-stakeholder project? (ii) How should scientists communicate with other stakeholders? (iii) Which stakeholders are missing in collaborative projects, and why are they missing? This multidisciplinary, co-learning approach highlights the value of stakeholder engagement for ocean plastic projects with an end goal to identify and implement ocean plastic solutions via innovative technologies, informing policy, community engagement, or a combination of all three approaches. The target outcomes of the workshop described in this paper include the identification of transdisciplinary (academic-stakeholder) engagement frameworks and specific suggestions that can serve as guidelines for the development of future plastic pollution projects.",
keywords = "communication, marine litter, plastic pollution, policy, research, stakeholders, technology",
author = "Mofokeng, {R. P.} and A. Faltynkova and Alfonso, {M. B.} and I. Boujmil and Carvalho, {I. R.B.} and K. Lunzalu and Zanuri, {N. B.Mohd} and Nyadjro, {E. S.} and Puskic, {P. S.} and Lindsay, {D. J.} and K. Willis and Adyel, {T. M.} and C. Serra-Gon{\c c}alves and A. Zolich and Eriksen, {T. S.} and Evans, {H. C.} and D. Gabriel and S. Hajbane and G. Suaria and Law, {K. L.} and D. Lobelle",
note = "Funding Information: Panellists identified the need for more EOPs to mentor ECOPs in bridging the science-policy interface. This mentoring could include sharing EOPs{\textquoteright} experience from previous inter- and transdisciplinary projects as well as their knowledge of the functioning of institutions and/or science policy interfaces, opening doors to new professional and personal opportunities, funding schemes, and networks of key stakeholders within and outside academia. For example, this is the goal of the UN-endorsed ECOP Programme{\textquoteright}s task force, OceanBRIDGES (Bridging Ocean Research, Innovation, and Diversity among Generations of Experts and Stakeholders). Another example is the BlueMed Ambassadors{\textquoteright} Programme, supported by the intergovernmental BlueMed Research and Innovation (R&I) Initiative for blue jobs and growth in the Mediterranean area ( www.bluemedinitiative.eu ). This programme{\textquoteright}s objective was to engage and coach a group of highly motivated young people from non-EU Mediterranean countries, to share the BlueMed vision in their national contexts and set the grounds for the development of a pan-Mediterranean network of “BlueMed Ambassadors”. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.",
year = "2024",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1093/icesjms/fsad055",
language = "English",
volume = "81",
pages = "43--54",
journal = "ICES Journal of Marine Science",
issn = "1054-3139",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "1",
}
