Deep Dives
Thought-provoking research providing extensive learning opportunities
Minna Epps, et al., IUCN Plastics & Pollution
The future international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution presents a historic opportunity to address one of the most pervasive drivers of environmental degradation worldwide.
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Tideline
A practical roadmap for institutional investors seeking to build rigorous climate solutions investment strategies and deploy capital toward mitigation, adaptation, and resilience at scale.
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Ralph Chami, Jan Pachner, et. al,
Blue natural capital (BNC) markets have the potential to address global environmental crises such as biodiversity and climate emergencies by contributing to the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems while providing economic benefits to the owners of these ecosystems and the buyers of their services.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies
With just four years left to achieve 30×30, new support will help create the first marine protected areas under the High Seas Treaty and strengthen fisheries transparency, coral reef protection, and community-led conservation.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Marine ecosystems continue to degrade under pressure from warming seas, rising tides, pollution and overuse, undermining the long-term well-being of the communities and economies that depend on them. This report examines how to shift from the status quo – which perpetuates this decline – towards a regenerative blue economy.
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Zhen Zhang, et al., Science.org
Mangrove forests are coastal habitats that serve as nurseries for economically important fisheries.
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Rhett Ayers Butler, Mongabay
Ocean philanthropy remains small relative to the scale of the ocean itself, accounting for well under 1% of global charitable giving despite steady growth over the past decade.
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Emma Dries, et al., World Economic Forum
Mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows underpin climate resilience, coastal economies and biodiversity, but remain critically underfunded. Despite their scale and value, they attract less than 1% of international climate finance.
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Dr. Sarah Kapnick, J.P. Morgan
Climate tipping points are deeply uncertain but can have highly impactful consequences. How can they be better priced into financial decision-making?
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Rebecca L. Morris, et al., PNAS Fisheries & Aquaculture
Living shorelines that comprise oyster reefs within a mosaic of multiple coastal habitats can be a resilient and adaptive coastal protection alternative to conventional engineered structures.
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Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) Fisheries & Aquaculture
Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) publishes an annual report, highlighting the most progressive and innovative animal welfare practices for capture fisheries.
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Peter I. Macreadie, George E. Biddulph, Pere Masque, et al., Nature Fisheries & Aquaculture
Blue carbon ecosystems, classically defined as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses, but increasingly expanded to include ecosystems such as tidal flats, macroalgal forests and shelf sediments, contribute to climate change mitigation and biodiversity support.
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Ocean Energy Systems Energy Solutions
This Annual Report presents the collaborative work of IEA-OES, emphasizing key achievements and recent global developments.
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World Economic Forum, Oliver Wyman
While businesses are feeling the adverse impacts of nature loss, they are also beginning to recognise the opportunities a nature-positive economy can offer.
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Back to Blue, Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation
An assessment of regional delivery frameworks.
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European Commission Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
The ocean is a dynamic hub for innovation, where the “blue economy” encompasses a wide spectrum of cutting-edge technologies that deliver sustainable solutions to ocean-related challenges.
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Jessica L. Blythe, et al., Nature
The ocean is essential for humanity. Yet, inequity in ocean-based activities is widespread and accelerating.
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UNEP
UNEP's State of Finance for Nature 2026: Nature in the Red: Powering the Trillion Dollar Nature Transition Economy tracks global finance flows to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and reveals that we are far off track in investing in nature to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.
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World Economic Forum, McKinsey & Company Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports
This paper aims to shift the conversation from awareness to action – from seeing the ocean primarily as an environmental concern to engaging with it as a foundation of economic resilience and long-term value creation.
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World Economic Forum, Boston Consulting Group, Food Innovators Network Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new white paper by the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group highlights blue foods as a major opportunity to strengthen global food systems, particularly across Africa.
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