| Abstract | Lockdown measures adopted in Italy to contain the diffusion of Covid-19 altered many variables influencing the anthropogenic pressure on marine ecosystems. Public reactions included surprise at how quickly changes in human activity seemingly improved natural recovery and, at the same time, a generalized anxiety to restart economic activities. In this situation several Institutions from the Italian National Research Council (CNR) made a joint effort to quantify the effects of the unprecedented experimental conditions induced by the reduction of many anthropogenic pressures. The resulting project was conceived with a holistic, interdisciplinary approach, geared to combine scientific, economic and cultural observations to promote collective actions suitable to the governance of socio-ecological systems, reconciling respect for the environment with human activities and wellbeing, and thus grounding an ethical approach to marine resources. Alongside collecting considerable amount of scientific observations, the project is working to complement samplings and analyses with the non-formal knowledge carried by the inhabitants of a set of coastal zones, thus enriching the generated knowledge and widening inclusion and pluralism in defining the challenges at stake; simultaneously it focuses on stimulating a reflection in the research community over the process of knowledge co-construction, its meaning, role and responsibility in the societal context. After a brief contextualization of this activity, we present here the perspective adopted by researchers to build a responsible marine research plan, inclusive on the grounds of both involved actors and knowledge sources. We comment the process- and community-related features, explore limits and opportunities, and propose a set of recommendations, based on a preliminary review of our experience and oriented to promote the development of a shared Ocean ethics. |
| Authors | Rita Giuffredi1, Laura Criscuolo1*, Amelia De Lazzari2, Giovanni Fanelli3, Raffaele Giordano4, Antonella Petrocelli3, Giuseppe Portacci3, Alessandra Pugnetti2 and Alba L'Astorina1 |
| Text | 457906 2021 10.3389/fmars.2021.718214 Mediterranean Sea local knowledge RRI knowledge co construction lockdown governance community empowerment participatory research Knowledge Co construction by Citizens and Researchers to Create a SNAPSHOT of the Marine Environment During and After the Covid 19 Lockdown Rita Giuffredi1, Laura Criscuolo1 , Amelia De Lazzari2, Giovanni Fanelli3, Raffaele Giordano4, Antonella Petrocelli3, Giuseppe Portacci3, Alessandra Pugnetti2 and Alba L Astorina1 1 Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment IREA , National Research Council of Italy CNR , Milan, Italy 2 Institute of Marine Science ISMAR , National Research Council of Italy CNR , Venice, Italy 3 Institute for Water Research IRSA , Talassografico A. Cerruti , National Research Council of Italy CNR , Taranto, Italy 4 Institute for Water Research IRSA , National Research Council of Italy CNR , Bari, Italy Lockdown measures adopted in Italy to contain the diffusion of Covid 19 altered many variables influencing the anthropogenic pressure on marine ecosystems. Public reactions included surprise at how quickly changes in human activity seemingly improved natural recovery and, at the same time, a generalized anxiety to restart economic activities. In this situation several Institutions from the Italian National Research Council CNR made a joint effort to quantify the effects of the unprecedented experimental conditions induced by the reduction of many anthropogenic pressures. The resulting project was conceived with a holistic, interdisciplinary approach, geared to combine scientific, economic and cultural observations to promote collective actions suitable to the governance of socio ecological systems, reconciling respect for the environment with human activities and wellbeing, and thus grounding an ethical approach to marine resources. Alongside collecting considerable amount of scientific observations, the project is working to complement samplings and analyses with the non formal knowledge carried by the inhabitants of a set of coastal zones, thus enriching the generated knowledge and widening inclusion and pluralism in defining the challenges at stake; simultaneously it focuses on stimulating a reflection in the research community over the process of knowledge co construction, its meaning, role and responsibility in the societal context. After a brief contextualization of this activity, we present here the perspective adopted by researchers to build a responsible marine research plan, inclusive on the grounds of both involved actors and knowledge sources. We comment the process and community related features, explore limits and opportunities, and propose a set of recommendations, based on a preliminary review of our experience and oriented to promote the development of a shared Ocean ethics. Published version https //doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.718214 05/10/2021 Citation Giuffredi R, Criscuolo L, De Lazzari A, Fanelli G, Giordano R, Petrocelli A, Portacci G, Pugnetti A and L Astorina A 2021 Knowledge Co construction by Citizens and Researchers to Create a SNAPSHOT of the Marine Environment During and After the Covid 19 Lockdown. Front. Mar. Sci. 8 718214. doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.718214 Knowledge Co construction by Citizens and Researchers to Create a SNAPSHOT of the Marine Environment During and After the Covid 19 Lockdown full text article fmars 08 718214.pdf Articolo in rivista 2296 7745 Frontiers in Marine Science Frontiers in Marine Science rita.giuffredi GIUFFREDI RITA antonella.petrocelli PETROCELLI ANTONELLA giovanni.fanelli FANELLI GIOVANNI raffaele.giordano GIORDANO RAFFAELE amelia.delazzari DE LAZZARI AMELIA giuseppe.portacci PORTACCI GIUSEPPE alba.lastorina L ASTORINA ALBA laura.criscuolo CRISCUOLO LAURA alessandra.pugnetti PUGNETTI ALESSANDRA DTA.AD006.124.006 Attivita progetto Snapshot IREA DTA.AD006.124.007 Attivita progetto Snapshot IRSA DTA.AD006.124.008 Attivita progetto Snapshot ISMAR |
