MARE People & the Sea Conference: Tensions, Trade-offs and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and Beyond

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One Ocean Science Congress

7th Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

SOLAS Open Science Conference

Since the Open Science Conference in Kiel in 2015, SOLAS Science & Society has worked on how to increase interaction between natural scientists and social scientists on the one hand (the topic of this proposal) and the interaction with society as a whole on the other (the topic of another proposal for a discussion session on knowledge brokering). In this session, we engage the SOLAS community in the work that has been done on the former. We report on the efforts so far, especially the workshop on this topic held in Goa in November 2024 and aims for SOLAS Science & Society in the upcoming Science Plan. There is also ample opportunity to brainstorm about new topics that might need to be covered by SOLAS Science & Society in the future, both with our scientific efforts as well as our communication with stakeholders and local communities.

Ensuring the effective interpretation, translation and communication of SOLAS research is critical for achieving impact. Knowledge brokering can be thought of as closing the gap between SOLAS research and practice and is critical to solving real world problems. So, how does one become a knowledge broker? What skills are needed to do so? This discussion session explores the what, why, and how of knowledge brokering focusing on the experiences of scientists working at the science-policy interface of the air-sea interface. The session begins with an initial lightening round of presentations and provocations of knowledge brokering in practice. Questions covered include the mechanics of knowledge brokering, such as: What is it? Why is it important? How is it done? and What skills, capacities and/or resources does one need to engage in knowledge brokering? Other themes to be covered will include: What role does knowledge brokering play in creating SOLAS research? Do researchers have a responsibility to engage with knowledge brokering? How can SOLAS facilitate these topics?

SOLAS and Future Earth are committed to bridging the gaps between science and society. This unique event brings together leading experts from diverse backgrounds, from ocean-atmosphere interactions, social sciences, and humanities. This two-day workshop focuses on three key topics in our changing planet, and each session will be lead by a social and a natural scientist: (1) Nature-based marine solutions to climate change (2) Harmful algae bloom (3) Marine plastic The objective of the workshop is to create a SOLAS science and society network and bridge gaps between disciplines. Each topic will work toward an international multi-disciplinary project proposal or perspective paper for a scientific peer reviewed journal. We expect that work will continue after the workshop is finished, with the topic leaders guiding the submission of proposals and papers.

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