Something old, something new: Historical perspectives provide lessons for blue growth agendas

Caswell, Bryony A.; Klein, Emily S.; Alleway, Heidi K.; Ball, Johnathan E.; Botero, Julián; Cardinale, Massimiliano; Eero, Margit; Engelhard, Georg H.; Fortibuoni, Tomaso; Giraldo, Ana Judith; Hentati‐Sundberg, Jonas; Jones, Peter; Kittinger, John N.; Krause, Gesche; Lajus, Dmitry; Lajus, Julia; Lau, Sally C. Y.; Lescrauwaet, Ann Katrien; MacKenzie, Brian R.; McKenzie, Matthew; Ojaveer, Henn; Pandolfi, John M.; Raicevich, Saša; Russell, Bayden D.; Sundelöf, Andreas; Thorpe, Robert; Ermgassen, Philine S. E. zu; Thurstan, Ruth H.

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“…3). Prior research has shown that development based on living marine resources-including blue carbon, ecotourism, fishing and mariculture-can be important at local scales but may not be ecologically sustainable or socially desirable at larger scales 3,4 . In these cases, stakeholders may feel misled by growth projections revealed to be unattainable.…”

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“…We find that the key differences in the capacity of regions to achieve a blue economy are not due to available natural resources, but include factors such as national stability, corruption and infrastructure, which can be improved through targeted investments and cross-scale cooperation. Knowledge gaps can be addressed by integrating historical natural and social science information on the drivers and outcomes of resource use and management, thus identifying equitable pathways to establishing or transforming ocean sectors 1,3,4 . Our results suggest that policymakers must engage researchers and stakeholders to promote evidence-based, collaborative planning that ensures that sectors are chosen carefully, that local benefits are prioritized, and that the blue economy delivers on its social, environmental and economic goals.…”

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Enabling conditions for an equitable and sustainable blue economy

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Reygondeau

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Extended Data Fig. 2 | Fuzzy sets for resource availability criteria. These are visual representations of the fuzzy sets for each indicator, including set shapes and thresholds, corresponding names and indicator ranges. Extended Data Fig. 3 | Fuzzy sets for economic viability criteria. These are visual representations of the fuzzy sets for each indicator, including set shapes and thresholds, corresponding names and indicator ranges. Article Extended Data Fig. 4 | Fuzzy sets for social equity and environmental sustainability criteria. These are visual representations of the fuzzy sets for each indicator, including set shapes and thresholds, corresponding names, and indicator ranges.

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Enabling conditions for an equitable and sustainable blue economy

Cisneros‐Montemayor

Moreno-Báez

Reygondeau

et al. 2021

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“…The suggested OBP framework allows to promote public engagement by giving a voice to local communities and will also provide recommendations for policy makers, research institutions, international organizations, NGOs, business leadership and civil society to address systemic aspects of inequities along a spectrum of ambitions, from basic to transformative. Finally, the OBP framework can be easily scalable and operationalized to be used in different geographical areas at local and international levels to promote blue economy and ocean equity (Caswell, Klein, Alleway, et al, 2020). ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A.…”

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Linking Ocean's Benefits to People (OBP) with Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs)

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Villasante

2020

Population Ecology

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The fundamental challenge of the inclusion of the human dimension of the oceans in the Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs) provides an opportunity for a transdisciplinary approach to create synergies between the current research by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). We have highlighted the importance of ocean inequality as a critical aspect to consider to unlock current barriers to integrate social sciences in marine integrated assessments. To create bridges between them, we develop an Ocean's Benefits to People (OBP) framework that embraces the blue economy, equity, the UN SDGs goals and support an Ecosystem‐Based Management (EBM) for the oceans.

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“…Historical and current trajectories for land and coastal systems show that often these actions have not been proactively undertaken to the extent needed (e.g. Caswell et al 2020 ). This has resulted in over-industrialisation and depletion, which are conditions difficult to reverse.…”

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Deep aspirations: towards a sustainable offshore Blue Economy

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Bax

Boschetti

et al. 2021

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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The ocean economy is experiencing rapid growth that will provide benefits but will also pose environmental and social risks. With limited space and degraded resources in coastal areas, offshore waters will be a particular focus of Blue Economy expansion over the next decade. When emerging and established economic sectors expand in offshore waters (within national Exclusive Economic Zones), different potential Blue Economy opportunities and challenges will arise. Following a series of interdisciplinary workshops, we imagine two technically possible futures for the offshore Blue Economy and we identify the actions required to achieve the more sustainable outcome. Under a business as usual scenario the focus will remain on economic growth, the commodification of nature, the dominance of private over public and cultural interests, and prioritisation of the interests of current over future generations. A more sustainable scenario would meet multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals and ensure inclusive economic developments, environmental sustainability, and fair and equitable access to resources and technologies across users, nations, and generations. Challenges to this more sustainable future are a lack of infrastructure and technology to support emerging offshore sectors, limited understanding of environmental impacts, inequitable outcomes, and a lack of planning and governmental oversight. Addressing these challenges will require a shift in societal values, a more balanced allocation of funding to offshore activities, transparency in information sharing between industries and across nations, and adjustment of international legal and institutional mechanisms. The sustainable and equitable offshore Blue Economy we envisage is achievable and provides a unique opportunity to build global capacity and partnership.

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Something old, something new: Historical perspectives provide lessons for blue growth agendas

Cited by 44 publications

References 84 publications

Enabling conditions for an equitable and sustainable blue economy

Enabling conditions for an equitable and sustainable blue economy

Linking Ocean's Benefits to People (OBP) with Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs)

Deep aspirations: towards a sustainable offshore Blue Economy

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