The Nature Conservancy’s Blue Bonds for Conservation model helps governments unlock funding for conservation—and could benefit millions of people in coastal regions. Demonstrated by successful projects in Barbados, Belize and...

This guide presents recommendations developed in partnership with industry leaders for customer facing businesses—particularly in the Travel & Tourism sector to operate safely in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. It...

Iberostar’s Coastal Health Roadmap responds to the third of Wave of Change’s five long-term commitments: ecosystems improving in ecological health. It establishes clear goals in critical areas of the tourism...

This report reviews the range of mechanisms being used by protected areas to raise funds from tourism and considers the practicality for socioeconomic contributions to local economies through tourism.

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

This report by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy provides the framework for sustainable ocean plans, which provide a credible basis for safeguarding the ocean, attracting investment...

This World Ocean Council report is the summary of the outcomes of a workshop on social license implications for the Blue Economy conducted at the Sustainable Ocean Summit in 2017.

This report was drafted by a working group of United Nations entities, the World Bank, and other stakeholders to suggest a common understanding of the blue economy; to highlight the...

This seminal guidance is a market-first practical toolkit for financial institutions to pivot their activities towards financing a sustainable blue economy. Designed for banks, insurers and investors, the guidance outlines...

The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles are the foundational keystone to invest in the ocean economy. Launched in 2018, they are the world’s first global guiding framework for banks, insurers...