Deep Dives
Thought-provoking research providing extensive learning opportunities
Chris Ninnes et al., World Economic Forum Fisheries & Aquaculture
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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Back to Blue, Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation Plastics & Pollution
Peak plastics is an Economist Impact report for Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation. This report examines the potential impact of three key policies that cover the entire lifecycle of plastic, from production to disposal. These approaches are being considered by negotiators working on a legally binding UN treaty to reduce plastic pollution.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Impact
The report focuses on solutions and opportunities for action to address the three planetary crises: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
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Pace, L. et al., Marine Policy
This study explores the role of foresight in co-creating alternative, preferred futures for a sustainable blue economy looking towards 2030 and in establishing an interdisciplinary dialogue about research and innovation opportunities to achieve these futures.
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Crona, B.I., et al., Nature Fisheries & Aquaculture
Blue foods, sourced in aquatic environments, are important for the economies, livelihoods, nutritional security and cultures of people in many nations.
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Knut N. Kjær
This presentation by Knut N. Kjaer explores how global warming is caused by market failure and is a threat to our civilization. Most financial portfolios are affected by climate risk. Kjaer explores the principles for dealing with this risk.
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Copernicus EU Energy Solutions
According to the latest Blue Economy report, traditional sectors of the blue economy provide 4.5 million direct jobs and generate over €650 billion in turnover.
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Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping Energy Solutions
The ESG Playbook for Shipping is co-developed by Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and Boston Consulting Group to help shipping companies create robust ESG strategies.
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
An Ocean of Opportunities - How the Blue Economy Can Transform Sustainable Development in Small Islands Developing States.
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Minderoo Foundation Plastics & Pollution
A compelling new report by the Minderoo Foundation has uncovered that despite rising consumer awareness, corporate attention, and regulation, an additional 6 million metric tons (MMT) of waste was generated in 2021 compared to 2019 — still almost entirely made from fossil fuel-based “virgin” feedstocks.
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World Ocean Initiative, Economist Impact
The World Ocean Initiative's deep dive into how the ocean flows through all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Conservation International Energy Solutions
To avoid the worst impacts of the climate and biodiversity crises and advance climate justice, we must invest in high-quality solutions, like blue carbon, that deliver outcomes for people, nature, and climate.
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Anna Ducros and Paul Steele, UNDP Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Biodiversity is degrading at alarming rates, and people living in biodiversity-rich areas often bear the heaviest costs of biodiversity loss and inequitable conservation efforts. Biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’, are emerging as a tradeable unit of biodiversity that can incentivise nature conservation and restoration to benefit marginalised groups living with nature.
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Dan Romito, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance Energy Solutions
The Top 15 Anticipated ESG-Related Considerations That Will Influence Strategy in 2023.
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Goldman Sachs Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture
A new report by Goldman Sachs explores how biodiversity is the cornerstone around which most sustainability objectives sit and an area which corporations and investors will likely pay increased attention in order to meet sustainability and economic goals.
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Nature.com Energy Solutions
The ocean has recently taken centre stage in the global geopolitical landscape. Despite rising challenges to the effectiveness of multilateralism, attention to ocean issues appears as an opportunity to co-create pathways to ocean sustainability at multiple levels.
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World Economic Forum
The white paper provides context and potential implications for 10 of the draft GBF’s 22 proposed action targets that are most likely to result in changes to business strategies or operations across multiple sectors.
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Startup Genome
This report looks at the current state of startup activity and related investment in the Blue Economy, with valuable information for founders, investors, and policymakers.
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NOAA has published its first-ever 5-year aquaculture plan - guided by four key priorities - this week, in a bid to guide the agency’s work from 2023-2028.
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Ocean Visions, MBARI
Answering critical questions about sinking macroalgae for carbon dioxide removal. A research framework to investigate sequestration efficacy and environmental impacts.
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