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RSSFirst activities of the Blue Bioeconomy Forum
Steering GroupThe Blue Bioeconomy held its first Steering Group meeting on 21 May. In order to represent a wide range of interests in the blue bioeconomy, business, finance, research and (local) authorities, we have asked a range of prominent experts in this field to advise us in our activities...
The Blue Bioeconomy Forum at BlueInvest 2018
Blue Invest 2018 was the first-ever EU-wide matchmaking event organised by the European Commission. It brought together innovators and the financial community to boost the economic potential of the oceans while protecting marine resources. The event attracted hundreds of attendees, illustrating the...
Smart, sustainable ways to cultivate the ocean’s bounties
So much of the planet’s vast oceans and seas have yet to be fully explored, especially the so-called mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) located between 30 and 150m deep. And yet the potential discoveries lying hidden in these depths is huge, according to the EU-funded TASCMAR project. Today...
Blue economy, a key for sustainable development, jobs creation and investments in Mediterranean
SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE 1st UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE ON THE BLUE ECONOMY (EN) SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE 1st UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE ON THE BLUE ECONOMY (FR)Stakeholders discussed in 12 workshops about innovative financing of maritime investment, ocean...
Western Mediterranean countries strengthen co-operation to promote Blue Economy in the region
The Ministers of Western Mediterranean countries, adopted on November 30, 2017, at Castel dell’ Ovo in Naples, Italy a Ministerial Declaration [EN] [FR] - plus Annex [EN] [FR] - on the Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western Mediterranean, at a meeting chaired...
Unveiling the potential of the Outermost Regions for sustainable blue growth – new study
The blue economy in the European Union’s Outermost Regions (Macaronesia, Caribbean-Amazonia and south-western Indian Ocean) is concentrated in few dominant activities that are well developed, such as coastal tourism, which contributes most to employment as well as to GDP among all blue economy...