This Scoping Report outlines ways to strengthen cooperation between Africa and Europe on ocean governance and blue economy, from which to forge a mutually beneficial roadmap for the two continents in line with the 2030 UN Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and the AU's Agenda 2063. The...

Our Oceans cover approx Seventy Two percent of the surface area of our earth and provide a maximum world population is depends on it, with food and livelihood. Intensifying more than 80 percent of global commerce, marine and coastal ecosystems establish a key resource for economic advancement on...

In policy-making, the design of a policy is considered to be one of the most significant steps. A well designed policy will be able to solve sectoral problems across stakeholders as well as support the competitive development of the entire economy. Enterprises of the maritime sector have been...

Non-target marine fish species and ocean ecosystems are increasingly valuable. Ongoing efforts to preserve them emphasize spatial controls on human entry and use via Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). They cover 7.6% of world oceans and aim for 30% by 2030 under the Convention for Biological...

Ocean tourism contributes significantly to the economy of the Philippines, an archipelagic nation with one of the longest coastlines in the world and one of the best marine environments in terms of biodiversity. This paper aims to explore how ocean tourism and economic development intertwine in...

This report highlights countries' practices in implementing the OECD Council Recommendation on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD). It illustrates how governments can use institutional mechanisms for PCSD to address complex international problems together – including...

In an effort to measure and track marine-dependent economic activities, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has developed two statistical tools: The Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) and the Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA). In both efforts, the...

Motivated by the historically tense geopolitical situation in Southeast Asia, we simulate the potential closure of key maritime waterways in the region to predict the impact on trade and welfare. We generate initial (unobstructed) and counterfactual (rerouted) least-cost maritime paths between...

"This book discusses the concept of the blue economy dealing with safeguarding the oceans and presenting huge opportunities for the coastal countries economy by promoting positive exploitation of the ocean's resources while urging the users to sustainably provide basic human needs such as clean...

La mer est cette « Nouvelle Frontière » dont la France a besoin pour gagner en mobilité et en compétitivité. Elle donne les clés d'un avenir désirable et durable. Avec ses 20 000 km de côtes et ses 11 millions de km2 de surface maritime, la France possède, grâce à l'outre-mer, le...

The uncertain limits of the commons / Clive Schofield and Leonardo Bernard -- Korea's deep seabed activities and domestic legislation on the exploration for and exploitation of resources in the deep seabed area : an abortive attempt and moving forward / Seokwoo Lee -- Governing the ocean commons...

The growing challenge for marine governance : global environmental change / Paul G. Harris -- The global oceans regime : the law of the sea and beyond / Erik van Doorn -- The climate-oceans nexus : oceans in the climate regime, climate in the oceans regime / Rozemarijn J. Roland Holst -- The...

Introduction: Cooperative development among the South China Sea coastal states -- From joint cooperation to joint development in the South China Sea: incentives, challenges, and prospects for Brunei Darussalam -- China's incentives and policy choices on joint development in the South China Sea...

Takashi Shiraishi reflects on the diplomatic challenges facing the countries of Asia in today's geopolitical order, exploring historical context, long-term trends, and current strategies. The tectonic shifts in the global order are having a particularly dramatic impact in Asia, with its combined...

The concept 'blue economy' refers to ocean based economies. It encompasses conservation in tandem with sustainable usages of maritime resources through seamless and integrate spatial planning. Blue economy transforms the ocean resources into development instruments. In latter days, the realm of...

There is no doubt that the Earth's survival will depend on the protection and sustainable management of our seas and oceans and the resources they provide. This is recognised by the joint communication on international ocean governance, which is an integral part of the EU's response to the...

There is no doubt that the Earth's survival will depend on the protection and sustainable management of our seas and oceans and the resources they provide. This is recognised by the joint communication on international ocean governance, which is an integral part of the EU's response to the...

Section 1. Practices of care -- Section 2. Fish as food: Consuming and sustaining -- Section 3. Governing and regulating the oceans -- Section 4. Embodying the marine -- Section 5. Living human and marine ecosystems -- Section 6. Thinking with seas.

This chapter of a forthcoming book entitled RESILIENCE AND THE LAW explores the stressors to marine ecosystems and the role that place-based marine management, including marine protected areas (MPAs), marine reserves or No-Take Areas (NTAs), and marine spatial planning can play in maintaining...

This report presents the global ocean/sea ice configuration at eddy-resolving resolution developed at CMCC, and describes numerical results from the first simulation. The model configuration, based on the NEMO system, has 1/16◦ horizontal spacing at the equator and uses 98 vertical levels. So...