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The observation of an across-the-region presence of estuarine and mangrove ecosystems with several harvested species of socio-economic importance to women harvesters and their households signals the feasibility of women-led shellfisheries as an avenue for an integrated approach to sustainable management of these systems in West Africa.
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Global interest in studying seaweed for food, carbon storage and other uses could help improve wild kelp restoration methods.
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Adapting crops and farming systems is now a crucial task for agricultural science.
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Herbert-Read, J.E., Thornton, A., Amon, D.J. et al., Nat Ecol Evol
The biodiversity of marine and coastal habitats is experiencing unprecedented change.
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Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy, PEW
By linking their MPAs, regions could build climate resilience, reverse biodiversity loss, and support communities.
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Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution
FAOThe State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 presents updated and verified statistics of the sector and analyses its international policy context and selected high-impact actions undertaken to accelerate international efforts in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist
Ocean leaders and industry experts at the 9th World Ocean Summit showcased how a number of sectors are already taking measures to preserve ocean health and build a thriving, sustainable blue economy.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group
The ultimate deep dive into ocean challenges and opportunities for collective action, from [The World Ocean Initiative's] March 2022 event.
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UNEP Finance Initiative
This document provides an overview of the recommended activities to exclude from financing in the sustainable blue economy, based on market-first Turning the Tide guidance for financial institutions.
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One Ocean Foundation
The objective of this report is to introduce the steps taken to develop the Ocean Disclosure Initiative (ODI), a science-based framework and methodology aimed at supporting businesses from all industries in taking action on ocean-related issues.
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A comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollution.
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Newday Impact Investing
The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities of Ocean Health Companies.
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WWF and Metabolic
In this report, WWF and Metabolic further develop the Value at Risk in the Blue Economy approach created in 2019.
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Claes, J. et al., McKinsey & Company
Nature-based climate solutions in the world's oceans can play an important role in conservation and carbon abatement efforts worldwide.
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World Wildlife Fund
The ocean is being impacted by human activity, which is fast changing how ocean-dependent businesses operate within it.
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Blue foods play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities.
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Shellfish growers were interviewed about their experiences with environmental change.
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Jung, J. et al., Frontiers in Marine Science
This article highlights the potential contributions of ArtScience collaborations and inquiries to meeting the challenges of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UN Ocean Decade).
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From giant land-based salmon tanks to submersible shellfish platforms, experiments in aquaculture are dotting Maine’s coasts.
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World Economic Forum et al.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is estimated to represent as much as 20% of catch worldwide, with losses to the global economy estimated at $10- 23.5 billion USD per year.
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