Sustainable blue economy: Productive seas and oceans
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2017). Sustainable blue economy: Productive seas and oceans. Research & Innovation Projects for Policy. Publications Office of the European Union: Luxembourg. ISBN 978-92-79-68696-2. 37 pp.
Part of: Research & Innovation Projects for Policy. European Commission: Brussels. , more
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Environmental policy, Protection of environment, Conservation of resources |
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- Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
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There is no doubt that the Earth’s survival will depend on the protection and sustainable management ofour seas and oceans and the resources they provide. This is recognised by the Joint Communication onInternational Ocean Governance, which is an integral part of the EU’s response to the United Nations’ 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular to the targets set out by Sustainable DevelopmentGoal 14 (SDG 14) to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources”.This report demonstrates how the results of recent research and innovation (R&I) projects funded by theEuropean Union contribute to four areas of policy challenges related to the EU’s Blue Economy: >>international cooperation on the Atlantic Ocean effective use of maritime space; >>sustainable and safe marine food production/ feeding the world; >>healthy marine and coastal environments. The EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7) and Horizon 2020 have funded over 1200 Blue-Economy-related projects, over 40 of which were analysed in the context of the four selected policy challenges. Based on their results, seven key policy recommendations for a strong European Blue Economy are proposed. |
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