[Coral-List] Social sciences to save Coral Reefs

[Neus Figueras]

I agree. "Without the humanities and social sciences, hard science and
technology can do little to resolve complex societal challenges."

I think we need to be well awared about what makes people adapt and change
their behaviour, and apply it to as many fields as possible. For instance,
I knew people are more likely to take action when something tugs at their
heartstrings. So I created a moving story to save the reefs, contributing
therefore to inspire climate action through the field of literature.


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El mié., 22 ene. 2020 a las 15:33, Nohora Galvis via Coral-List (<
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>) escribió:

> Causes of coral diseases and mortality are anthropogenic: Global and local
> pollution from gas emissions, cruises, oil vessels, weapon trials and
> land-based activities. Also overfishing, sedimentation, dredging, direct
> physical destrucction among others.
>
> Efforts should be focused on Citizen Science, Collaborative Decision
> Support Systems and miuticriteria Analysis that influence
> #GlobalBehaviorChange #GlobalBehaviOURchange #LeadingByExample with a
> stronger scientific community that underlines the economic, social and
> ecológic values of coral reefs.
>
> We have been talking about this since the 9th ICRS.
>
>
> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333647273_Implications_for_Coral_Reef_Management_and_Policy_Relevant_Findings_from_the_9_th_International_Coral_Reef_Symposium
>
> Nature recently published a related general topic from the former executive
> director of the Royal Statistical Society
>
> https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00064-x
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