Towards sustainable environmental quality: priority research questions for the Australasian region of Oceania

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dc.contributor.authorGaw, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHarford, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPettigrove, VJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSevicke-Jones, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorManning, Ten_AU
dc.contributor.authorAtaria, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCresswell, Ten_AU
dc.contributor.authorDafforn, KAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLeusch, FDLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMoggridge, Ben_AU
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCoates, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorColville, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDeath, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHageman, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorHassell, KLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHoak, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorGadd, JBen_AU
dc.contributor.authorJolley, DFen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKarami, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKotzakoulakis, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorLim, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorMcRae, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMetzeling, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorMooney, Ten_AU
dc.contributor.authorMyers, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPearson, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSaaristo, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorSharley, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorStuthe, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSutherland, Oen_AU
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Oen_AU
dc.contributor.authorTremblay, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorWood, Wen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBoxall, ABAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorRudd, MAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBrooks, BWen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-22T05:15:07Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-12-22T05:15:07Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2019-07-05en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-11-19en_AU
dc.descriptionThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_AU
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental challenges persist across the world, including the Australasian region of Oceania, where biodiversity hotspots and unique ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef are common. These systems are routinely affected by multiple stressors from anthropogenic activities, and increasingly influenced by global megatrends (e.g., the food–energy–water nexus, demographic transitions to cities) and climate change. Here we report priority research questions from the Global Horizon Scanning Project, which aimed to identify, prioritize, and advance environmental quality research needs from an Australasian perspective, within a global context. We employed a transparent and inclusive process of soliciting key questions from Australasian members of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Following submission of 78 questions, 20 priority research questions were identified during an expert workshop in Nelson, New Zealand. These research questions covered a range of issues of global relevance, including research needed to more closely integrate ecotoxicology and ecology for the protection of ecosystems, increase flexibility for prioritizing chemical substances currently in commerce, understand the impacts of complex mixtures and multiple stressors, and define environmental quality and ecosystem integrity of temporary waters. Some questions have specific relevance to Australasia, particularly the uncertainties associated with using toxicity data from exotic species to protect unique indigenous species. Several related priority questions deal with the theme of how widely international ecotoxicological data and databases can be applied to regional ecosystems. Other timely questions, which focus on improving predictive chemistry and toxicology tools and techniques, will be important to answer several of the priority questions identified here. Another important question raised was how to protect local cultural and social values and maintain indigenous engagement during problem formulation and identification of ecosystem protection goals. Addressing these questions will be challenging, but doing so promises to advance environmental sustainability in Oceania and globally. © 2019 The Authorsen_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support was provided by Baylor University, Tony and Donna Robert, the University of York, and the US Environmental Protection Agency. In-kind support was provided by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and SETAC Australasia.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationGaw, S., Harford, A., Pettigrove, V., Sevicke‐Jones, G., Manning, T., Ataria, J., Cresswell, T., Dafforn, K. A., Leusch, F. D. L., Moggridge, B., Cameron, M., Chapman, J., Coates, G., Colville, A., Death, C., Hageman, K., Hassell, K., Hoak, M., Gadd, J., Jolley, D. F., Karami, A., Kotzakoulakis, K., Lim, R., McRae, N., Metzeling, L., Mooney, T., Myers, J., Pearson, A., Saaristo, M., Sharley, D., Stuthe, J., Sutherland, O., Thomas, O., Tremblay, L., Wood, W., Boxall, A. B. A., Rudd, M. A. & Brooks, B. W. (2019). Towards sustainable environmental quality: priority research questions for the Australasian region of Oceania. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 15(6), 917-935.doi:10.1002/ieam.4180en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1551-3793en_AU
dc.identifier.issue6en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleIntegrated Environmental Assessment and Managementen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination917-935en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4180en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/12637en_AU
dc.identifier.volume15en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Incen_AU
dc.subjectPollutionen_AU
dc.subjectRisk assessmenten_AU
dc.subjectIndigenous peoplesen_AU
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmental qualityen_AU
dc.subjectAustralasiaen_AU
dc.subjectOceaniaen_AU
dc.titleTowards sustainable environmental quality: priority research questions for the Australasian region of Oceaniaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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