Best Practices

The Importance of Best Practices

By learning about best practices for implementing successful projects for the blue economy, we can help to address these challenges and ensure that the blue economy can continue to provide economic opportunities for coastal communities and contribute to global economic growth.

Here are some of the reasons why we need to learn about best practices for implementing successful projects for the blue economy:

To protect coastal ecosystems: Coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves and coral reefs, are important for a variety of reasons, including coastal protection, fisheries habitat, and carbon sequestration. These ecosystems are facing a number of threats, such as climate change, pollution, and overfishing. By learning about best practices for protecting coastal ecosystems, we can help to ensure that these ecosystems are conserved and that they continue to provide the benefits that they offer.

To manage fisheries sustainably: Fisheries are a major source of food and income for many people around the world. However, fisheries are also facing a number of challenges, such as overfishing and climate change. By learning about best practices for managing fisheries sustainably, we can help to ensure that fish stocks are managed in a way that ensures their long-term sustainability.

To promote sustainable tourism: Tourism can be a major source of income for coastal communities. However, it is important to ensure that tourism is developed in a sustainable way that does not damage the environment. By learning about best practices for promoting sustainable tourism, we can help to ensure that tourism is developed in a way that benefits coastal communities and the environment.

To develop offshore energy: Offshore energy, such as wind and wave power, has the potential to provide a clean and renewable source of energy for many countries. However, it is important to develop offshore energy in a way that minimizes environmental impacts. By learning about best practices for developing offshore energy, we can help to ensure that offshore energy is developed in a way that is sustainable and that does not damage the environment.

By learning about best practices for implementing successful projects for the blue economy, we can help to address the challenges facing the blue economy and ensure that it can continue to provide economic opportunities for coastal communities and contribute to global economic growth.

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Keys to successful blue carbon projects: Lessons learned from global case studiesEcosystem services such as protection from storms and erosion, tourism benefits, and climate adaptation and mitigation have been increasingly recogniz…

Global blue economy governance – A methodological approach to investigating blue economy implementationThe proliferation of the blue economy in political discourse has gained traction in recent years, however, there remains no standardized definition. The triple bottom line goals of economic development, social equity, and environmental conservation are at the center of the blue economy vision. Yet the ambiguities surrounding the term have resulted in considerable variation in how the blue economy is implemented and what is prioritized. This paper takes a global snapshot of current approaches to national level blue economy governance. In doing so this paper provides the first global assessment of blue economy implementation approaches, through the development of a global blue economy database. Using the best available information from policy documents, media releases and other publicly available online information, we comparatively analyzed each country’s governance strategy to assess the level of blue economy development in coastal states around the world. Throughout this paper we outline the novel methodological approach we took in order to develop a tool for analyzing national level blue economy implementation on the global scale. This approach will allow for ongoing and continued analysis of blue economy operationalization as the concept continues to evolve.

Sustainable mangrove rehabilitation: Lessons and insights from community-based management in the Philippines and MyanmarThis study generally aims to synthesize the best practices and challenges in mangrove rehabilitation in the Philippines, Myanmar, Japan, China and India. It employed an in-depth review of secondary information such as policy documents and project reports, and participatory research activities with

Recommendations for Reducing Wetland Loss in Coastal Watersheds of the United StatesNOAA and federal partners release a new guidance document detailing steps needed to save our disappearing coastal wetlands.