MEDSciNaries · Marine sciences and the emergence of the first Mediterranean Ecological Imaginaries

Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.

Накратко на български

Цел на проекта

Vulnerable and endangered. In the ‘Ocean Decade’ (2021-2030) these are the most recurring adjectives stakeholders use when speaking of the Mediterranean Sea from an environmental and regional governance perspective. The narrative of a fragile Mediterranean is now so ingrained in contemporary political, scientific, socio-economic and cultural discourse that its validity seems timeless. And yet, this view of the Sea is historically situated and has a history that is political and cultural as much as scientific. Ignoring this history hinders our ability to confront the actual challenges faced in today’s Mediterranean. The research project entitled Marine sciences and the emergence of the first Mediterranean Ecological Imaginaries (MEDSciNaries) offers the first historical account of the origins and early development of the Mediterranean as an object of study for the ecological sciences. Its main goal is to bring light on the processes that led to the emergence of the first unified ecological vision of the Mediterranean Sea, long before this scientific representation reached the governmental and public sphere. Research focuses on a concrete case study, reconstructing the activities of the Mediterranean Association for Marine Biology and Oceanology (MAMBO), the first non-governmental pan-Mediterranean marine biology association dedicated to the monitoring, study and protection of the Mediterranean Sea (1964-1984). Using a methodology that is at the time transnational, post-colonial and digital, MEDSciNaries will mobilize hitherto unexplored archival sources to shed light on the early seeds of contemporary discourses on tropicalization, habitat destruction and fish stock decline in the Mediterranean Sea. Given the environmental, social, cultural and geopolitical complexities that form the backdrop to the MAMBO parable, MEDSciNaries has the strength to stand as an analogue of the challenges encountered by current transnational cooperation initiatives in the marine sphere.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

• UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA · SevillaКоординаторИспания
• UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE · MarseilleФранция

Връзки

• Виж в CORDIS
• DOI: 10.3030/101274097