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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 5 |
| Journal | Environmental Evidence |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2020 |
Abstract
Background: The Baltic Sea ecosystems supply many benefits to society, termed ecosystem services. These depend upon a healthy marine environment requiring marine and relevant land-based policies integrated with public health policies. Until recently marine environment protection policies have largely focussed on human impacts on the environment and have not taken into account impacts of ecosystems on human health beyond the direct impacts of hazardous substances, such as those present in seafood. Whilst endeavours have been made to integrate human health and well-being into marine policies, interviews with key stakeholders through a participatory process revealed that the linkages were not sufficiently strong to inform policymaking. The existing evidence base urgently needs to be identified and synthesised to support relevant policy updates of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2008/56/EC and the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) (2007) as well as to help direct future research priorities. Method: The protocol is based on the primary question, "What linkages have been researched between Baltic Sea ecosystems and the positive and negative impacts to human health and well-being?" Using systematic mapping, this study will identify and map the state and the geographical distribution of the existing research evidence linking human health and well-being with the Baltic Sea ecosystems. The types of ecosystem services supplied by the Baltic Sea and the associated health and well-being impacts will be categorised and presented in a graphical matrix, illustrating ecosystem service type and the types of health and well-being outcomes. The systematic mapping procedure will result in a narrative report published with a searchable database, which will contain a descriptive summary of the information from all of the eligible studies. The systematic map and database will be displayed on the website of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).
Keywords
- Ecosystem services, Evidence synthesis, HELCOM region, Marine and coastal, Participatory approach, Policy relevance, Systematic map
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Environmental Science(all)
- Pollution
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Environmental Evidence, Vol. 9, No. 1, 5, 31.03.2020.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - What evidence exists for the impact of Baltic Sea ecosystems on human health and well-being?
T2 - A systematic map protocol
AU - Storie, Joanna
AU - Suškevičs, Monika
AU - Külvik, Mart
AU - Lehtoranta, Virpi
AU - Vikström, Suvi
AU - Riikonen, Simo
AU - Kuosa, Harri
AU - Kuhn, Kristin
AU - Oinonen, Soile
N1 - Funding Information: This study was supported through BONUS ROSEMARIE. The project received funding from BONUS (Art. 185), funded jointly by the EU and the Swedish Research Council FORMAS and the Estonian Research Council.
PY - 2020/3/31
Y1 - 2020/3/31
N2 - Background: The Baltic Sea ecosystems supply many benefits to society, termed ecosystem services. These depend upon a healthy marine environment requiring marine and relevant land-based policies integrated with public health policies. Until recently marine environment protection policies have largely focussed on human impacts on the environment and have not taken into account impacts of ecosystems on human health beyond the direct impacts of hazardous substances, such as those present in seafood. Whilst endeavours have been made to integrate human health and well-being into marine policies, interviews with key stakeholders through a participatory process revealed that the linkages were not sufficiently strong to inform policymaking. The existing evidence base urgently needs to be identified and synthesised to support relevant policy updates of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2008/56/EC and the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) (2007) as well as to help direct future research priorities. Method: The protocol is based on the primary question, "What linkages have been researched between Baltic Sea ecosystems and the positive and negative impacts to human health and well-being?" Using systematic mapping, this study will identify and map the state and the geographical distribution of the existing research evidence linking human health and well-being with the Baltic Sea ecosystems. The types of ecosystem services supplied by the Baltic Sea and the associated health and well-being impacts will be categorised and presented in a graphical matrix, illustrating ecosystem service type and the types of health and well-being outcomes. The systematic mapping procedure will result in a narrative report published with a searchable database, which will contain a descriptive summary of the information from all of the eligible studies. The systematic map and database will be displayed on the website of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).
AB - Background: The Baltic Sea ecosystems supply many benefits to society, termed ecosystem services. These depend upon a healthy marine environment requiring marine and relevant land-based policies integrated with public health policies. Until recently marine environment protection policies have largely focussed on human impacts on the environment and have not taken into account impacts of ecosystems on human health beyond the direct impacts of hazardous substances, such as those present in seafood. Whilst endeavours have been made to integrate human health and well-being into marine policies, interviews with key stakeholders through a participatory process revealed that the linkages were not sufficiently strong to inform policymaking. The existing evidence base urgently needs to be identified and synthesised to support relevant policy updates of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) 2008/56/EC and the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) (2007) as well as to help direct future research priorities. Method: The protocol is based on the primary question, "What linkages have been researched between Baltic Sea ecosystems and the positive and negative impacts to human health and well-being?" Using systematic mapping, this study will identify and map the state and the geographical distribution of the existing research evidence linking human health and well-being with the Baltic Sea ecosystems. The types of ecosystem services supplied by the Baltic Sea and the associated health and well-being impacts will be categorised and presented in a graphical matrix, illustrating ecosystem service type and the types of health and well-being outcomes. The systematic mapping procedure will result in a narrative report published with a searchable database, which will contain a descriptive summary of the information from all of the eligible studies. The systematic map and database will be displayed on the website of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - Evidence synthesis
KW - HELCOM region
KW - Marine and coastal
KW - Participatory approach
KW - Policy relevance
KW - Systematic map
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082771388&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s13750-020-00189-6
DO - 10.1186/s13750-020-00189-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85082771388
VL - 9
JO - Environmental Evidence
JF - Environmental Evidence
IS - 1
M1 - 5
ER -