The Blue Economy in Practice
The term “Blue Economy” grew out of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in 2012. It has its roots in the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development and the “Green Economy” concept, both of which were framed in The Future We Want (UNCSD 2012). The Green Economy in a Blue World Report (UNEP 2012) produced in the run-up to Rio+20 elaborated on the need for applying the Green Economy approach to the ocean and examined case studies related to industries such as aquaculture and marine mining.
Written by one of our partners and speaker at the London Sustainability Forum – NLA International, this report aims to explore some of the various practical efforts underway to translate the broadest strategic understanding of the Blue Economy concept into deliverable plans that unite key stakeholders around a set of actionable activities with immediate focus and long-term vision.