This report Green Economy in a Blue World: Synthesis Report analyses how key sectors that are interlinked with the marine and coastal environment – the blue world – can make the transition towards a green economy. It covers the impacts and opportunities linked with shipping and fisheries to tourism, marinebased renewable energies and agriculture. The report concludes that a shift to sustainability in terms of improved human well‐being and social equity can lead to healthier and more economically productive oceans that can simultaneously benefit coastal communities and oceanlinked industries.
The ocean is an essential part of the world economy for transport and for the resources it contains and activities it supports. Yet, the health of oceans is in decline and future opportunities are being lost through this degradation.
This report was drafted by a working group of United Nations entities, the World Bank, and other stakeholders to suggest a common understanding of the blue economy; to highlight the importance of such an approach, particularly for small island developing states and coastal least developed countri