The design and implementation of effective environmental policies need to be informed by a
holistic understanding of the system processes (biophysical, social and economic), their …

Sustainable development is critical to ensure the future of humanity. Therefore, the
assessment and governance of sustainability becomes a central challenge our society is …

The risk of a large-scale oil spill remains significant in marine environments as international
maritime transport continues to grow. The environmental as well as the socio-economic …

Modeling has become the most commonly used method in fisheries science, with numerous
types of models and approaches available today. The large variety of models and the …

Expectations about ecosystem based management (EBM) differ due to diverging
perspectives about what EBM should be and how it should work. While EBM by its nature …

Participatory modelling increases the transparency of environmental planning and
management processes and enhances the mutual understanding among different parties …

Eliciting stakeholders' mental models is an important participatory modeling (PM) tool for
building systems knowledge, a frequent challenge in natural resource management …

A rapid increase in maritime traffic together with challenging navigation conditions and a
vulnerable ecosystem has evoked calls for improving maritime safety in the Gulf of Finland …

Oil transport has greatly increased in the Gulf of Finland over the years, and risks of an oil
accident occurring have risen. Thus, an effective oil combating strategy is needed. We …

The opening of new areas for offshore drilling in the Arctic is highly controversial. As ice
cover in the region is melting at an alarming rate, new areas have been opened for …