The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet

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Author:

Dedi S. Adhuri, J. Maarten Bavinck, Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Michael Fabinyi, Svein Jentoft, Sallie Lau, Tabitha Grace Mallory, Ayodeji Olukoju, Ingrid van Putten, Natasha Stacey, Michelle Voyer and Nireka Weeratunge

Publication Year:

2020

Citation:

Allison, E.H., J. Kurien, Y. Ota et al. 2020. The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. https://oceanpanel.org/blue-papers/ HumanRelationshipwithOurOceanPlanet

Description:

The human relationship with the ocean is diverse and complex. It is built on values that are often non-monetary, and which contribute to non-material dimensions of well-being. These values are essential to broader human flourishing. They include contributions to cultural and social and legal identity; a sense of place; occupational pride and self-respect; spirituality; mental and bodily health; and human security. The plurality of these values and interests matters to individuals and societies and could be more strongly represented in high-level ocean policy discussions.

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