Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
United Nations Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports Tourism
The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, but climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely on it for food and income.
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Mark Hillsdon, Reuters Fisheries & Aquaculture Tourism
Several partnerships are looking to bring businesses and governments together to start protecting mangroves and other blue carbon at scale.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Tourism
Speakers at the 10th annual World Ocean Summit explain how embedding sustainable blue economic ideas into city planning can attract innovation, investment and tourism.
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Institute for Sustainable Investing, Morgan Stanley Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Shipping & Ports Tourism
Tackling climate change, protecting biodiversity and fostering inclusive economic growth will require more than $3 trillion of investments in the world’s oceans in the coming decades.
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Investment Monitor Tourism
The tourism history was hit hard by the pandemic, but a sustainable approach in the sector can attract higher levels of investment.
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Luís Araújo, World Ocean Initiative Tourism
A blog by Luís Araújo, president of Turismo de Portugal and speaker at the upcoming World Ocean Summit.
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Blake Scholl, World Economic Forum Tourism
Air travel connects the world, but emissions from the aviation sector are responsible for a large part of humankind's carbon footprint.
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Economic Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Economist Impact’s Martin Koehring highlights why stronger collaboration will be required to accelerate progress in 2023.
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Michael van Niekerk, Investment Magazine Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The ocean or the global “blue economy” contributes US$2.5 trillion ($3.8 trillion) a year in economic output – equivalent to world’s seventh-largest economy by GDP – and is expected to expand at twice the rate of the mainstream economy, reaching US$3 trillion a year by 2030.
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Kate Wing, David Millar, Aaron Roan Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
The next wave of transformation in ocean understanding will come from improving our ability to discover and connect this data, giving us a clearer picture of what’s happening under the waves and envisioning new ocean solutions.
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Economic Impact Tourism
Is sustainability the “new luxury” for coastal resorts?
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Nasdaq Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Oceans and other bodies of water cover a vast majority of Earth, but a case can be made that investors’ portfolios are too dry when it comes to sustainable ocean investing concepts.
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World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Tourism
An article by the World Economic Forum that outlines the efforts of more than 100 companies working together to power global aviation with 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.
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Olga Lucía Caro Jácome, World Ocean Initiative Tourism
Catching up with Ocean Changemaker Challenge winner Olga Lucía Caro Jácome.
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Peter Lochbihler, World Economic Forum Tourism
Sustainable tourism is not just about air travel, there is a great opportunity for emission reductions in the accommodations sector as well.
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Kerry Walker, National Geographic Tourism
With the Arctic warming three times faster than the rest of the planet, can travel to the region ever be sustainable? Select tours to Svalbard suggest small group trips may be a force for good.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Tourism
An innovative resort in Indonesia is simultaneously providing jobs for locals and protecting the marine environment.
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The Guardian Tourism
Mass tourism had brought the archipelago to the brink of ecological catastrophe.
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UNEP Plastics & Pollution Tourism
At the intersection of greater environmental awareness, stricter public health measures and the return of the tourism industry lies an enduring threat: plastic pollution.
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Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times Tourism
More than 300 travel companies, tourism boards and countries have signed the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism, the first step for a shared road map to cut carbon emissions.
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