OCEAN CONSERVATION - THE OCEAN - DEPENDENT PEOPLE MUST BE HEARD : UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

MIAMI EDU : RESIDENTS MUST HAVE A VOICE IN OCEAN CONSERVATION   

Excerpt: The tropics are a biodiversity storehouse, and the majority of people who are directly ocean-dependent live there," sad Daniel Suman, a professor of environmental science and policy at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.  "Those residents can be described as the 'tropical majority,' Yet, the laws and policies that affect the oceans and waterways in their countries are often made by international organizations, international financial institutions like the World Bank, and global environmental groups in richer countries located in temperate zones."   ...  

Suman and Rosenstiel School biological oceanographer Claire B. Paris-Limouzy are two of 25 authors - 80 percent of whom call the tropics home ad three of whom are University of Miami alumni - who recently published a paper in the journal Ocean Sustainability that calls on policymakers to address inequities in ocean science and governance.