The World Ocean Initiative fosters a global conversation on the greatest challenges facing the seas, inspiring bold thinking, new partnerships and the most effective action to build a sustainable ocean economy. The World Ocean Initiative translates the momentum and focus of the World Ocean Summit into a year-round programme on the ocean that leverages the full capabilities of The Economist Group. Through carefully designed and sequenced research and knowledge-building, and by convening decision-makers across the ocean space, we aim to build new outcomes-focused agendas, and new constituencies, across our levers of change: financing, governance and innovation. The World Ocean Summit beats at the heart of the World Ocean Initiative, providing an annual stage to mark progress across our own initiative, and elsewhere across the cutting edge of the global ocean agenda. As thought leaders and conveners, we have a unique place in the wider ocean dialogue. The initiative combines activities from all parts of the group, including the Economist Intelligence Unit, Economist Films, Thought Leadership and Economist Events to inform, inspire and engage key stakeholders from across the ocean community.
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Julia Mellers, marine biologist at Wakatobi Dive Resort, discusses a new model for sustainable reef preservation through data-driven Conservation and tokenization: http://econimpact.co/xa #reef #ecosystem #WorldOceanInitiative
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The production of our clothes is responsible for around 10% of CO2 emissions, more than aviation and shipping combined. Consumers can try to play a part in making more sustainable choices; however it is regulation that should set the pace for change. http://econimpact.co/wA
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"If we don’t act now, annual ocean plastic waste is expected to nearly triple by 2040." Julia Marsh, co-founder and chief executive of Sway, and Emy Kane, managing director of Lonely Whale explain how plastic could evolve to replenish the planet, and what it will take to bring those plastics to market and accelerate their adoption among brands and corporations: http://econimpact.co/wr #plasticfreejuly #plasticwaste
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"If we don’t act now, annual ocean plastic waste is expected to nearly triple by 2040." Julia Marsh, co-founder and chief executive of Sway, and Emy Kane, managing director of Lonely Whale explain how plastic could evolve to replenish the planet, and what it will take to bring those plastics to market and accelerate their adoption among brands and corporations: http://econimpact.co/uL #plasticfreejuly #plasticwaste
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The maritime industry's heavy reliance on fossil fuels is not only contributing to climate change but also wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems. Madadh MacLaine, Founder and secretary-general, Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs), summarises the challenges posed by the fossil-fuel industry in shipping and explores the imperative to eliminate emissions from the maritime sector to safeguard the health of our oceans: http://econimpact.co/uI #maritime #fossilfuels #WorldOceanInitiative
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To meet the United Nations Decade for Ocean Science goals, we need a broader view of marine pollution and a fresh approach to combat it. As we move into the second half of the Decade, how can we secure lasting change? http://econimpact.co/ut An initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation
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While historically tourism has been the main source of income for Seychelles, the country is banking on the sustainable development of its fisheries to mitigate tourism-related vulnerability to external shocks. But, like many island states, Seychelles faces a dilemma: how can it harness the economic potential of fisheries without depleting its natural resources? http://econimpact.co/ue A guest blog by Dr Ameer Ebrahim and Katy Sleta. #WorldOceanInitiative #tourism
One of the key challenges to attracting more capital into ecosystem restoration is de-risking the project since it can take 3-5 years to grow and achieve enough scale. Discover the key takeaways from this session: http://econimpact.co/uc Sponsored by Purina Mills, LLC #WorldOceanInitiative #marineecosystem
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Melanie Knight explains how a main threat facing endangered whales is underwater noise—a side-effect of commercial shipping, and how it is the hope of the ECHO Program that attention will be paid not just to how ships can be made cleaner, but how they can also be made quieter. http://econimpact.co/u9 #shipping #WorldOceanInitiative
Four-fifths of the world’s wastewater is released into the environment without treatment, harming people and aquatic habitats. This session analysed sewage and wastewater treatment and discussed how to move from traditional solutions to intersection and circularity. Learn more: http://econimpact.co/ta Sponsored by Ocean Sewage Alliance. #oceanpollution #wastewater