This Blue Paper brings together insights from Indigenous knowledge holders and researchers to promote regenerative, inclusive, and culturally respectful ocean planning processes. It stresses the importance of developing Sustainable Ocean Plans (SOPs) with Indigenous communities to build respect, fairness, and sustainability into conservation practices. Key recommendations include recognizing multiple knowledge systems, ensuring accessible ocean data aligned with Indigenous data principles, funding Indigenous-led projects, and addressing gender biases, aiming for inclusive and iterative approaches to ocean management.

Co-producing Sustainable Ocean Plans with Indigenous and traditional knowledge holders

Author: Mia Strand, Gunn-Britt Retter, Micheline Khan, Alejandro Frid, Maui Hudson, Kelsey Leonard, Kenneth Paul, Claudia Baron-Aguilar, Rosabelle Boswell, Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Athena E. Copenhaver, Yara Costa, Lisa Hiwasaki, Nang Jingwas Russ Jones, Brendan P. Kelly, Jacky Kosgei, Vera K. Metcalf, Aphiwe Moshani, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Cinda P. Scott, and Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy

Year: 2024

Media Type: Report