Science, Community, and Decision-makers: Can We Break the Vicious Circle?

The article focuses on ocean governance which was enunciated in Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. It mentions functioning of ecosystems to human welfare and has a role in the contexts of wide-range decision-making, such as ecosystem-based management (ebm). It also mentions problems regarding ethics and equity in decision making processes in Brazil and stakeholders should be involved in formulating and implementing policies.