Beyond Borders and States: Modelling Ocean Connectivity According to Indigenous Cosmovisions
The article describes some common features of Indigenous sea cosmovisions (through examples from Oceania and the Arctic region), from which an understanding of ocean governance rooted in the interconnectedness of all life and the importance of protecting water and people emerges. Hence, the model of...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/23542 2023-05-15T14:22:05+02:00 Beyond Borders and States: Modelling Ocean Connectivity According to Indigenous Cosmovisions Poto, Margherita Paola Enyew, Endalew Lijalem Tsiouvalas, Apostolos 2021-11-23 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23542 https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v12.3290 eng eng Cappelen Damm Akademisk Arctic Review on Law and Politics FRIDAID 1958227 doi:10.23865/arctic.v12.3290 1891-6252 2387-4562 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23542 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Social science: 200::Law: 340 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Rettsvitenskap: 340 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v12.3290 2021-12-29T23:55:45Z The article describes some common features of Indigenous sea cosmovisions (through examples from Oceania and the Arctic region), from which an understanding of ocean governance rooted in the interconnectedness of all life and the importance of protecting water and people emerges. Hence, the model of ocean (or water) connectivity is characterized by the understanding of ocean-human relationships as a continuum of connections between human and non-human elements. In line with the normative recognition of the sacredness of water, the interconnectedness of all life, and the importance of protecting the sea, Indigenous peoples’ law provides insights and implementation solutions for the restoration of marine ecosystems. This study aims to identify blind spots of the current law-of-the-sea regime, where marine ecological connectivity is not fully recognized as a foundational pillar of effective ocean protection. It also suggests approaches towards knowledge integration mechanisms that could minimize critical issues in ocean governance by enabling the enshrinement of Indigenous nature-oriented approaches within the law of the sea regulatory framework (especially focusing on the high seas’ regime). The work is structured into three main parts: a comprehensive overview of connectivity conceptualizations drawn from Indigenous cosmovisions; reflections on the model’s capability to address law-of-the-sea’s systemic challenges; and concluding reflections on possible future trajectories in law-of-the-sea that could encompass elements of the analyzed model. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Law of the Sea University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Pillar ENVELOPE(166.217,166.217,-77.583,-77.583) Arctic Review on Law and Politics 12 0 207 |
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The article describes some common features of Indigenous sea cosmovisions (through examples from Oceania and the Arctic region), from which an understanding of ocean governance rooted in the interconnectedness of all life and the importance of protecting water and people emerges. Hence, the model of ocean (or water) connectivity is characterized by the understanding of ocean-human relationships as a continuum of connections between human and non-human elements. In line with the normative recognition of the sacredness of water, the interconnectedness of all life, and the importance of protecting the sea, Indigenous peoples’ law provides insights and implementation solutions for the restoration of marine ecosystems. This study aims to identify blind spots of the current law-of-the-sea regime, where marine ecological connectivity is not fully recognized as a foundational pillar of effective ocean protection. It also suggests approaches towards knowledge integration mechanisms that could minimize critical issues in ocean governance by enabling the enshrinement of Indigenous nature-oriented approaches within the law of the sea regulatory framework (especially focusing on the high seas’ regime). The work is structured into three main parts: a comprehensive overview of connectivity conceptualizations drawn from Indigenous cosmovisions; reflections on the model’s capability to address law-of-the-sea’s systemic challenges; and concluding reflections on possible future trajectories in law-of-the-sea that could encompass elements of the analyzed model. |
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Beyond Borders and States: Modelling Ocean Connectivity According to Indigenous Cosmovisions |
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Beyond Borders and States: Modelling Ocean Connectivity According to Indigenous Cosmovisions |
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Beyond Borders and States: Modelling Ocean Connectivity According to Indigenous Cosmovisions |
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