Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Olivier Wenden, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
Olivier Wenden is Vice Chairman & CEO, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, one of the world’s foremost philanthropic institutions dedicated to environmental conservation.
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Helle Herk-Hansen & U. Rashid Sumaila, World Economic Forum
While the sustainable blue economy is often cited as a key aspect of sustainable development, the ocean is still degrading rapidly.
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The Business Times
Billionaire Ray Dalio’s philanthropic arm is backing new research in the Indian Ocean to bolster marine protection after nations pledged to curb exploitation of the deep seas.
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Vivien Ang, The Business Times
NUS senior lecturer says this is despite about 70% of the world’s surface being covered by ocean.
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Minderoo Foundation Plastics & Pollution
Minderoo Foundation’s Strategic Impact Fund (SIF) has committed €5 million (A$8.9m) to a global investment initiative focused on advancing scalable solutions to restore ocean health and build a sustainable blue economy.
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Karolina Adamkiewicz, Impact Investor
The fund aims to help close the SDG 14 funding gap in Asia by investing into early-stage and growth companies in sectors such as maritime decarbonisation and sustainable aquaculture.
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Jasmine Suarez, Crain Currency
T. Rowe Price is betting on the ocean as it launches a new blue bond strategy aimed at tackling chronic underfunding in clean water and marine sustainability projects in emerging markets.
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Edward Carver, Mongabay
Marine-climate interventions have received increased money and attention in recent years.
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Anna FitzGerald Guth, UC Santa Cruz Fisheries & Aquaculture
UC Santa Cruz, Pie Ranch, and the Amah Mutsun Land Trust are collaborating to show how leftover water from aquaculture can be used to grow plants sustainably, including native varieties used for restoration efforts.
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Anjanalakshmi G, Earth.org
Ocean accounts help integrate fragmented data about the ocean’s environment, economy and society to inform policy and support sustainable oceans. Earth.Org explores recent developments in this space.
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1000 Ocean Startups
At the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), 1000 Ocean Startups (1000OS) delivered a founder-forward,investment-ready innovation pavilion.
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Dr. M. Sanjayan, Economist Impact
Dr M. Sanjayan, CEO, Conservation International, discusses why finance must catch up with the ocean's true value.
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Jonas Skattum, Economist Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
Unlocking sustainable growth, food security and climate resilience through ocean-focused innovation.
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Oceanographic Magazine
Signify the dawning of a new era of transparency across the ocean; a new study combines satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to analyse and detect previously untraceable vessels, offering a new tool to enforce strict fishing bans in protected waters.
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Stephen Proctor, The Cool Down Energy Solutions Shipping & Ports
Startups showed off some pretty cool new uses for artificial intelligence at the VivaTech trade fair in Paris last month.
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Kelly Belcher & Dr. Sarah Kapnick, J. P. Morgan
In this Q&A between Kelly Belcher, head of Climate Tech at J.P. Morgan, and Dr. Sarah Kapnick, global head of Climate Advisory at J.P. Morgan, we uncover why investing in climate adaptation is emerging as a forward-thinking action to realizing returns.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes Plastics & Pollution
As the world battles rising chronic disease and climate instability, seaweed is emerging as a rare solution to both.
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone
Here are three ways business owners and advocates can integrate wonder and awe into their strategic climate communications.
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Simon Jessop & Virginia Furness, Reuters Plastics & Pollution
The world is expected to need to suck between five and 10 billion tons a year of carbon emissions out of the atmosphere by mid-century to reach its climate goals, yet at the moment most technologies are small scale.
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Dona Bertarelli & Wendy Schmidt, Time
When the world’s first marine reserves were established in the 1920s, Jacques Cousteau was an adolescent. The deepest we could dive was about 500 ft.
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