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ToolsSantos Prado, Deborah, Muhl, Ella-Kari, Armitage, Derek, Bednarsek, Nina, Brodie, Stephanie, Cvitanovic, Christopher, Claydon, John, Dupont, Sam, Evans, Karen, Hobday, Alastair, Hofmann, Eileen, Hood, Raleigh, Kaikkonen, Laura, Lui, Dongyan, Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica, Mueter, Franz, Murphy, Eugene, Kumar Nayak, Prateep, Newton, Alice, Pethybridge, Heidi, Robinson, Carol, Selim, Samiya, Treblico, Rowan, Trimble, Micaela and Zuo, Fang (2026) Lessons for transformative ocean science from the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) project. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 83 (4). ISSN 1054-3139
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This paper synthesizes the key contributions and lessons learned from Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR), a large-scale global research project aimed at fostering ocean sustainability under global change for the benefit of society. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development has catalyzed a renewed focus on the importance of transforming ocean science. IMBeR’s global activity over the past decade has focused on promoting transformative science by generating, mobilizing, and communicating the knowledge needed to support ocean governance. Key contributions from IMBeR participants include quantifying and comparing historic and present structure and functioning of linked ocean and human systems, advancing interdisciplinarity in ocean science, establishing a strong global network that has supported long-term collaboration, capacity building, and career development for participants. In synthesizing IMBeR contributions, we also highlight several challenges identified by the IMBeR community in developing and implementing this global research initiative. These include an uncertain and rapidly changing (and often limited) funding landscape, the reliance on significant additional workload on researchers to catalyze novel science initiatives, and the structural complexity of global networks that can at times impede rapid responses to new questions, opportunities, and overall adaptability. Opportunities for transformative ocean science include developing more resilient and equitable funding models, fostering agile, inclusive, and transdisciplinary collaborations, and strengthening the science–policy interface. This synthesis is intended to help inform and guide large-scale ocean research efforts and contribute to ongoing global initiatives to foster transformative science that links people and oceans for healthy and sustainable futures.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | un ocean decade,global research networks,interdisciplinary marine research,transformative science,oceanography,ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics,aquatic science,ecology,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1910 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2026 11:47 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jun 2026 05:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/103311 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/icesjms/fsag039 |
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