Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy

NJ Bennett, J Blythe, CS White, C Campero - Marine Policy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The oceans are increasingly viewed as a new frontier for economic development. Yet, as
companies and governments race to capitalize on marine resources, substantial risks can …

Advancing direct seawater electrocatalysis for green and affordable hydrogen

H Yu, J Wan, M Goodsite, H ** - One Earth, 2023‏ - cell.com
By directly electrolyzing seawater and using marine energy as the power source, green
hydrogen can be generated independent of freshwater and fossil fuels, representing a more …

Satellite map** reveals extensive industrial activity at sea

FS Paolo, D Kroodsma, J Raynor, T Hochberg, P Davis… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
The world's population increasingly relies on the ocean for food, energy production and
global trade,–, yet human activities at sea are not well quantified,. We combine satellite …

[HTML][HTML] The blue acceleration: the trajectory of human expansion into the ocean

JB Jouffray, R Blasiak, AV Norström, H Österblom… - One earth, 2020‏ - cell.com
Does humanity's future lie in the ocean? As demand for resources continues to grow and
land-based sources decline, expectations for the ocean as an engine of human …

Anatomy and resilience of the global production ecosystem

M Nyström, JB Jouffray, AV Norström, B Crona… - Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
Much of the Earth's biosphere has been appropriated for the production of harvestable
biomass in the form of food, fuel and fibre. Here we show that the simplification and …

Forty years of reform and opening up: China's progress toward a sustainable path

Y Lu, Y Zhang, X Cao, C Wang, Y Wang, M Zhang… - Science …, 2019‏ - science.org
After 40 years of reform and “opening up,” China has made remarkable economic progress.
Such economic prosperity, however, has been coupled with environmental degradation. We …

Tracking the global reduction of marine traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic

D March, K Metcalfe, J Tintoré, BJ Godley - Nature communications, 2021‏ - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unparalleled global impacts on human mobility. In
the ocean, ship-based activities are thought to have been impacted due to severe …

Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy

NJ Bennett, AM Cisneros-Montemayor, J Blythe… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
The global rush to develop the 'blue economy'risks harming both the marine environment
and human wellbeing. Bold policies and actions are urgently needed. We identify five …

Essential ocean variables for global sustained observations of biodiversity and ecosystem changes

P Miloslavich, NJ Bax, SE Simmons… - Global change …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sustained observations of marine biodiversity and ecosystems focused on specific
conservation and management problems are needed around the world to effectively mitigate …

Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy

JG Winther, M Dai, T Rist, AH Hoel, Y Li… - Nature ecology & …, 2020‏ - nature.com
The rapidly evolving ocean economy, driven by human needs for food, energy,
transportation and recreation, has led to unprecedented pressures on the ocean that are …