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Envisioning a Blue Recovery

On World Ocean Day, the leaders of Norway and Palau argue that it’s time we look to the ocean for post-COVID resilience, sustainability and prosperity in this op-ed published in Project Syndicate and republished in Eco-Business, East Africa Business Week , The Gulf Times, The Jordan Times, Khaleej Times, and the Irish Examiner, amongst others.

Oceans Are Central to the Future. Manage Them Wisely

On World Ocean Day, Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway to India, and Ratan P Watal, Member Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Government of India, highlight the need for concerted action to ensure a more sustainable and integrated approach to the ocean in this op-ed published on Hindustan Times.

Integrated Ocean Management

Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Portugal and Vidar Helgesen, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Norway we well as Minhan Dai, Jan-Gunnar Winther, Marie Antonette Juinio-Meñez, and Amy Trice, authors of the Blue Paper ‘Integrated Ocean Management’ discuss how an Integrated Ocean Management approach offers the tools to enable a more balanced approach to the […]

Integrated Ocean Management Can Accelerate Blue Growth

‘Integrated Ocean Management’ Blue Paper co-lead author Jan-Gunnar Winther reflects on how Integrated Ocean Management can accelerate blue growth in this blog published on The Economist World Ocean Initiative.

Harnessing the Power of the Ocean Data Revolution

Jim Leape, Mark Abbott, Annie Brett, Ines Aguiar Branco and Johannes Friedrich discuss how to harness the power of the ocean data revolution, featuring insights from Blue Paper ‘Technology, Data and New Models for Sustainably Managing Ocean Resources’ in this WRI Insights blog.

Life Below Water, One Ocean, Seventeen SDGs

UN SDG Media Zone interview with Jim Leape, Blue Paper author, and Peter Thomson, Ocean Panel supporting member, on how the ocean can help deliver on the SDGs.

The Future Of The Ocean

Christopher Costello and Reniel Cabral, Blue Paper lead authors of ‘The Future of Food from the Sea’ and ‘The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy’ present key findings in this event hosted by WRI.  

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