Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy

Abstract

The global rush to develop the ‘blue economy’ risks harming both the marine environment and human wellbeing. Bold policies and actions are urgently needed. We identify five priorities to chart a course towards an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable blue economy.

Authors

Bennett NJ; Cisneros-Montemayor AM; Blythe J; Silver JJ; Singh G; Andrews N; Calò A; Christie P; Di Franco A; Finkbeiner EM

Journal

Nature Sustainability, Vol. 2, No. 11, pp. 991–993

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

November 1, 2019

DOI

10.1038/s41893-019-0404-1

ISSN

2398-9629

Associated Experts

Nathan Andrews

Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

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