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This High Level Panel of a Sustainable Ocean Economy report examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ocean economy and the role of ocean-based solutions in supporting sustainable and equitable recovery to the crisis.

This WRI report examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ocean economy and the role of ocean-based solutions in supporting sustainable and equitable recovery to the crisis.

This WRI report makes the economic and security case for the development of resilient coastlines, and examines trade-offs between coastal protection and infrastructure development. The paper illustrates that practical solutions exist which can be implemented to allow economic and infrastructure development, without compromising the integrity and benefits of coastal ecosystems or disadvantaging the people who rely upon them.

This USAID and OAS training resource for public and private sector planners, aims to reduce the long-term vulnerability of coastal infrastructure in the Caribbean region by expanding the capacity for appropriate design, construction and maintenance of coastal infrastructure works, through series of training courses.

This WRI report provides an overview of the issues of biodiversity loss, addresses gaps and challenges, and offers opportunities for action for a variety of stakeholders.

This WRI report aims to complete the picture on pollution in our ocean—by looking across four main sectors at the full extent of waste that is currently being discharged into our ocean—and identifying a pathway to change the way we see our ocean and what we put into it.

This High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy Report builds on the latest scientific research, analyses and debates from around the world, to showcase a balanced model for ocean management that achieves effective ocean protection, sustainable production and equitable prosperity.

This report showcases a balanced model that simultaneously achieves effective ocean protection, sustainable production and equitable prosperity.

This WRI report confirms the importance of ocean food production systems in global future food and nutritional security. This report encourages responsive actions from governments, financial institutions, and businesses through smarter management of wild fisheries and the sustainable development of marine aquaculture (mariculture) while restoring the health of ocean ecosystems.

This WRI report examines the role of equity in securing a sustainable ocean economy and sets out a clear pathway that we can begin to implement now to strive towards ocean equity.