In 2004, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved a Regular Process to report
on the environmental, economic and social aspects of the world's ocean. The Regular …

Ocean decision-makers are tasked with balancing social, economic, and environmental
considerations when addressing complex policy challenges and achieving strategic …

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires Member States to assess the
costs and benefits of Programmes of Measures (PoMs) put in place to ensure that European …

An assessment framework of marine ecosystem services (ES) indicators to quantify the socio-
ecological effectiveness of nature-based solutions (NBS) and nature-inclusive harvesting …

One of the modern global trends is the accelerated formation of a “blue economy” based on
transport and logistics, resource and raw materials, and other opportunities of the seas and …

Marine and coastal tourism is often cited as one of the dominant sectors within many ocean
economies in terms of economic contribution and number of persons employed. Despite …

This study focuses on China's coastal area and its marine economic development. Applying
the information diffusion method, the study establishes a kernel density function and its …

Despite the importance of the socio-economic dimension of the use of marine waters, there
has been little research in the field until recently, when interest has grown in the concept of …

Successive marine policies set by the European Union identify the maritime sectors as
crucial drivers for growth and jobs in the EU economy. The design of marine policies and the …

Economic activities are dependent upon natural capital (NC), which are responsible for
'Ecosystem Services'(ES). Understanding dependencies on NC provides insight into the …