1. Management of marine environments in a changing world
Anders Grimvall and Eva-Lotta Sundblad Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment
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3. Prevent and significantly reduce marine debris and nutrient pollution
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification
End overfishing
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices …
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable …
Ensure that people have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development
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4. Prevent and significantly reduce marine debris and nutrient pollution
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification
End overfishing
What?
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices …
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable …
Ensure that people have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development
Who?
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5. Which sectors influence the marine environment?
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6. Who can influence the state of the marine environment?
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7. that influence the pressure on marine environments
We want to highlight
actors, behaviours
and
structures in society
that influence the pressure on marine environments

8. BPSIR – a framework that makes actors visible
Behaviour of actors
Pressure on environment
State of environment
Impact on welfare
Response via policy
Marine Policy 2014 (45) p 1-8

9. Generic model of substance flows from society to nature
Air
Soil
Freshwater
Seawater
Production
Distribution
of consumer goods
Consumption and use of products
Waste management
Import
Export
System boundary
of producer goods
Society
Nature
Export
Import

10. Case study: Input of nutrients to the Baltic Sea
Cyanobacteria bloom

11. Working process to identify measures
Map societal phenomena that can influence the marine environment
Define desirable changes
Suggest potential measures or economic instruments
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12. Increasing consumption of protein
Phenomenon 1:
Increasing consumption of protein
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13. Substantial use of phosphorus additives in food
Phenomenon 2:
Substantial use of phosphorus additives in food
Supply to the Swedish food industry
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14. Widespread awareness of the state of marine environments
Phenomenon 3:
Widespread awareness of the state of marine environments
but
Low awareness of the impact of own habits and activities
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15. Much of ’end-of-pipe’ in current measures
Phenomenon 4:
Much of ’end-of-pipe’ in current measures
Import
Trade finished goods
Consumption and use of goods
Export
Trade
inputs
Air
Soil
Freshwater
Sea water
System boundary (Sweden)
Society
Nature
Production
Waste manage-menting
Reduce emissions from agriculture
Reduce wastewater emissions
FOSFOR
Measures in lakes
Measures in the sea
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16. Voluntary initiatives
Who can do what?
Voluntary initiatives
Regulations
Dialogues with
supply associations
Knowledge building
Consumer information
Public
procurement
Farmers
Consumers
Wholesalers
Retailers
Fler aktörer
Stora aktörer har en roll: Ställa krav i leverantörskedjorna (Lantmännen gör det på klimatsidan), Information om varors miljöpåverkan (Lantmännen gör det), exponering av varor
Myndigheter: prisreglering, kostråd, öka aktörers kunskap/platform för dialog
För att återknyta till det tidigare: det man bör göra är att identifiera vilka är företagen, hur nå dem i dialog och få till stånd handling?
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17. Finest wheat flower
20% less climate impact
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18. Substantial use of phosphorus additives in food
Phenomenon 2:
Substantial use of phosphorus additives in food
Supply to the Swedish food industry
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19. Societal indicators (examples)
Daily intake of protein
Total flow of phosphorus from consumers to wastewater systems
Retail sales with consumer information regarding impact on eutrophication
Actor groups targeted in ongoing programmes of measures

20. General conclusions New system approach  New problem formulations
 New measures
Vital to engage additional actors
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21. Everyone together!
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22. Everyone together! Many can do more!
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23. Many can do more than they know!
Everyone together!
Many can do more than they know!
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