Blog Posts: oceans

While there's no silver bullet to solving our plastic problem, a new policy guide from WRI and UNEP offers countries a range of legal approaches to reducing plastic waste.

The ocean is traditionally viewed as a victim of climate change, rather than a source of solutions. A new report from WRI aims to help governments explore ways to include oceans-based climate solutions into NDCs.

14 countries committed to 100% sustainable ocean management in their national waters. Achieving this ambitious goal will require transformations in five critical areas.

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast looks at the announcement from the 14 members of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy that they are committing to sustainably managing 100% of their national waters by 2025.

Coastal areas are at risk as rising populations and growing urbanization prompt significant losses and damages to coastal habitats, impacting coastal and climate resilience. A new paper by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy explores four opportunities to ensure sustainable and resilient coastal zones.

Capital of all types must go toward building ocean resilience and minimizing ocean risks, yet investment into the ocean economy is drastically low. Transforming economic models and market systems is a critical step in slowing the decline in ocean health, stopping biodiversity loss and realizing the full economic potential of the ocean.

As the need for climate action becomes more urgent, the ocean is gaining attention as a potential part of the solution. A range of ocean-based carbon removal approaches could help capture and store billion of tons of carbon.

Tracking climate finance can help Fiji and other countries better meet their climate change goals.

A new report commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy proposes a roadmap for economic recovery from COVID-19 that utilizes opportunities in the ocean economy and ensures investments help catalyze progress towards a sustainable ocean economy.

In this episode of the “Big Ideas into Action” podcast, we examine how to transition to a sustainable ocean economy and the benefits of doing so.