Blue economy: catch this moment

Reflections on the ‘Towards an Inclusive Blue Economy’ conference organized by the International Institute for Environment and Development in London in February 2019.Behind the trendy environmental terms ‘Blue Economy’ and ‘Blue Growth’ lies a view that the Earth’s oceans promise great untapped economic potential. The unutilized value of the oceans is estimated at US$24 trillion, including sectors like energy generation, maritime transport, tourism, capture fisheries and aquaculture. Such a Blue Economy is supposed to also cater to aspects of social and ecological sustainability. However, a Blue Economy will not become inclusive nor equitable by default. This was the starting point for the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) conference in London titled ‘Towards an Inclusive Blue Economy’, held on February 25-26, 2019.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Wetterstrand, Hanna
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	Environment, Fisheries, Management, Policies, Sociology, small scale fisheries, Samudra Report, ICSF, fishing communities, coastal communities, livelihood, fisheries and aquaculture, blue economy, conference,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/41216
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