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Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
The European Blue Economy report is a compass to help decision-makers and stakeholders navigate the waters of the European blue economy.
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Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests global synthesis report is the most comprehensive knowledge review on kelp to date, revealing the state of science on the world’s kelp forests and providing recommended actions to build the recovery of the world’s kelp forests.
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This report examines the economic and business models needed to address the impacts of the plastics economy.
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International Finance Corporation
Nature-based solutions focused on conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems are a costeffective way of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Analysis from Planet Tracker finds diversifying farmed seafood production can close supply gap while tackling biodiversity risks.
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Important for nutrition, for local jobs and for climate-ready food systems, aquaculture is growing in the United States, as more people is attracted to the potential it offers.
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This comprehensive report explores the potential of seaweed farming as a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional fertilizers, highlighting its potential for community development and economic growth.
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UNCTADThe Trade and Environment Review 2023 analyses the impacts of human activities and global crises on the ocean economy, which includes traditional sectors such as fishing and shipping, as well as emerging ones like offshore wind energy and marine biotechnology.
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This new global synthesis report is the most comprehensive knowledge review on kelp to date.
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IFC, World Bank GroupThis paper was developed by IFC Climate Business Department in collaboration with Silverstrum and Climate Focus to provide an overview of the emerging blue carbon market.
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This research is an initiative of the One Ocean Foundation, as part of its project Ocean Disclosure Initiative.
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Industry leaders know they must adopt greener fuels in order to decarbonize. Is a multifuel future in store?
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While marine kelp forests have provided valuable ecosystem services for millennia, the global ecological and economic value of those services is largely unresolved. Kelp forests are diminishing in many regions worldwide, and efforts to manage these ecosystems are hindered without accurate estimates of the value of the services that kelp forests provide to human societies.
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The ocean, after all, has long been a silent hero when it comes to climate change.
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A new report by Spheric Research and Undercurrent News features an analysis of the booming aquaculture sector.
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Ocean Policy Committee, The White HouseThe OCAP outlines three goals that mobilize the Federal Government and civil society to take effective and innovative ocean climate action.
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The IPCC finalized the Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Report during the Panel's 58th Session held in Interlaken, Switzerland from 13 - 19 March 2023.
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European CommissionToday, the European Commission is unveiling a new investor report, on the occasion of the BlueInvest Day 2023.
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As global awareness, science, and policy interventions for plastic escalate, institutions around the world are seeking preventative strategies. Central to this is the need for precise global time series of plastic pollution with which we can assess whether implemented policies are effective, but at present we lack these data.
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Aquaculture can help us transform our food systems and tackle the effects of biodiversity loss and climate change. But we need to make sure we develop the sector sustainably. This global roadmap sets out four pathways for the responsible development of aquaculture. It aims to help the aquaculture sector create the conditions to produce healthy, nutritious and accessible blue foods that benefit people and the planet. The recommendations outlined in this roadmap require collaborative action in aquaculture across geographies and sectors to achieve greater social, economic and environmental benefits by 2030. Scroll down for our summary roadmap and key actions or download the full roadmap.
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