Debate for Climate: “What is needed to make the blue economy work?”
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“What is needed to make the blue economy work?”
An increasing number of coastal countries are betting on the blue economy to promote the sustainable development of their coastlines. The blue economy is vital for the island nations of the Pacific, the Caribbean and Africa because of their strong interdependence with the ocean. The blue economy is well understood to be about the sustainable use and conservation of the oceans.
But what is needed to make it work?
Discuss your ideas with global experts, join the debate!
EU GCCA+ expert Pierre Failler who coordinated the Blue Economy strategies for the African Union, the Indian Ocean Commission, and individual countries like Bangladesh, the Bahamas and the Seychelles, is ready to engage in the debate.
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Please have a look at our recent policy brief https://www.wetlands.org/publications/associated-mangrove-aquaculture-a…
As mangrove removal for aquaculture is one of the main causes of coastal erosion, complementary mangrove and brackish water aquaculture land-use systems are an opportunity for Indonesia and other countries to adopt and invest in, particularly in rural settings. The innovative Associated Mangrove Aquaculture systems (AMA’s) can restore mangrove greenbelts in the estuary along inland waterways and protect adjoining fishponds. As such AMA’s offer a sustainable aquaculture approach and are recommended to be integrated in Indonesia’s mangrove restoration programmes and aquaculture management plans to contribute to climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction and the development of a Blue Economy.
Please have a look at our recent policy brief https://www.wetlands.org/publications/associated-mangrove-aquaculture-a…
As mangrove removal for aquaculture is one of the main causes of coastal erosion, complementary mangrove and brackish water aquaculture land-use systems are an opportunity for Indonesia and other countries to adopt and invest in, particularly in rural settings. The innovative Associated Mangrove Aquaculture systems (AMA’s) can restore mangrove greenbelts in the estuary along inland waterways and protect adjoining fishponds. As such AMA’s offer a sustainable aquaculture approach and are recommended to be integrated in Indonesia’s mangrove restoration programmes and aquaculture management plans to contribute to climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction and the development of a Blue Economy.
Please have a look at our recent policy brief https://www.wetlands.org/publications/associated-mangrove-aquaculture-a…
As mangrove removal for aquaculture is one of the main causes of coastal erosion, complementary mangrove and brackish water aquaculture land-use systems are an opportunity for Indonesia and other countries to adopt and invest in, particularly in rural settings. The innovative Associated Mangrove Aquaculture systems (AMA’s) can restore mangrove greenbelts in the estuary along inland waterways and protect adjoining fishponds. As such AMA’s offer a sustainable aquaculture approach and are recommended to be integrated in Indonesia’s mangrove restoration programmes and aquaculture management plans to contribute to climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction and the development of a Blue Economy.
Blue economy development involves trade-offs (but sometimes also synergies) between exploitation and conservation of natural resources, between economic growth and the continued provision of ecosystem services. By making ecosystem service values more explicit and more visible, economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is powerful tool for supporting well-informed policy making and the decision-making processes of development planners, investors,
businesses and local communities - as demonstrated notably by the work of the international initiative on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) (see http://teebweb.org/).
In your work supporting the development of blue economy strategies, have you seen concrete applications of economic valuation of ecosystem services (or natural capital, or equivalent) to guide policy making and planning? I would be interested in getting a few examples (as well as links to related documents, if they are publicly available). Thank you!