TIMES RECORD • January 27, 2025
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is releasing a new global assessment outlining a path toward a sustainable future. Dr. Kanae Tokunaga of the Gulf of Maine Institute was one of two experts from the U.S. chosen to contribute. Here’s her take on what ‘transformative change’ could mean for working waterfronts. It’s “groundbreaking” because it confronts capitalism, colonialism, neoliberalism and globalization, and “chips away at the persistent relations of domination over people and nature,” she said.