Lead institution:
Åbo Akademi University – Finland
The Centre for Sustainable Ocean Science (SOS) provides transdisciplinary knowledge on wicked problems linked to marine biodiversity and its role in societal sustainability transitions.
SOS is an Åbo Akademi University Centre of Excellence in Turku, Finland. We study how human actions interact with marine biodiversity in creating wicked problems and identify solutions to these challenges. Geographically, we focus on the Archipelago Sea and Åland area in the Baltic Sea as case study areas. Our work is structured under the Ocean Decade Challenges, especially protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity (ODC 2) and sharing knowledge widely among stakeholders (ODC 9). Our inter- and transdisciplinary approach includes environmental and marine biology, chemistry, industrial management, political science, law, and the arts. We work with a wide range of stakeholders and utilize a Living Lab methodology, fostering co-creation and developing new multisectoral collaborative practices.
Start Date: 01/01/2024
End Date: 31/12/2028
Lead Contact: Anna Törnroos-Remes (anna.m.tornroos@abo.fi)