Transitioning to a Sustainable Blue Economy: A Practical Framework

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dc.contributor.approvalRecordUNEP Publication Board
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.contributor.otherEvans, Tegan
dc.contributor.otherFletcher, Steve
dc.contributor.otherGreenhill, Lucy
dc.contributor.otherHowell, Dickon
dc.contributor.otherMarch, Antaya
dc.contributor.otherSiddons, Beth
dc.contributor.otherVestergaard, Ole
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-26T06:13:34Z
dc.date.issued2026-06
dc.date.submitted2026-06-26
dc.descriptionThis framework provides practical guidance to help countries advance a sustainable, regenerative, and equitable blue economy while supporting implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and international commitments on climate, biodiversity, and pollution. It enables governments to assess governance systems, ecosystems, and resources; identify priority actions; and establish practical pathways for transition. Four goals guide the framework: protecting and restoring healthy ecosystems, promoting equity and inclusion, strengthening climate resilience and stability, and advancing circular economy approaches while reducing pollution and waste. A systems-based approach emphasises coordination across connected landscapes and seascapes, stakeholder participation, policy coherence, gender equality, social inclusion, and alignment of public and private finance with sustainable development objectives. The framework is structured around three phases: understanding the system, setting vision and direction, and delivering the transition through integrated management, spatial planning, and evidence-based decision-making. A rapid readiness assessment supports governments in evaluating policies, institutions, capacities, and financing arrangements, identifying gaps and priorities, and developing nationally owned transition pathways. Monitoring, evaluation, and learning enables governments to track progress, assess social, economic, and environmental outcomes, understand trade-offs, and adapt policies and actions over time. Nature-based solutions are central, with ecosystem protection, conservation, and restoration supporting climate resilience, biodiversity, food security, disaster risk reduction, and livelihoods.en
dc.description.reviewStatuspeer-reviewed
dc.description.statusAdopted
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/technical-highlight/new-guide-offers-practical-steps-achieving-sustainable-blue-economies
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/49653
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4289-3
dc.identifier.otherDEP/2771/NA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49653
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number100 p.
dc.relationUNEP Sustainable Blue Economy Initiative
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGOen
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themeeconomy
dc.subject.themewater
dc.subject.themeocean
dc.subject.themenatural areas, landscapes and ecosystems
dc.subject.themecoast
dc.subject.themebiology
dc.subject.themefreshwater ecosystem
dc.titleTransitioning to a Sustainable Blue Economy: A Practical Frameworken
dc.typeTechnical guideline

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