Slaying the Toothless Tiger: Social Equity as the Legal Element of the Blue Economy

The Journal of Environment & Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 3, 2024

The ‘blue economy’ is slowly emerging as a catch-all concept that captures the goals of sustaining economic development opportunities while simultaneously maintaining ocean ecosystem health. However, identifying scope and boundaries blue economy has proven to be challenging task. aim this article provide new approach finding practical definition economy. Social equity noted legal component balancing mechanism operates between environment. This compensation so far only been rudimentarily elaborated on in governance texts must given concrete form through methods and, particular, creation an institutional procedural framework. introduces idea advanced for can realised by using existing administrative processes strengthening participation private actors within these processes.

Language: Английский

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Hot spots, evolutionary trends, and future prospects for the sustainable development of the marine economy in the past 30 years: a comparative bibliometric analysis based on CiteSpace

Marine Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: May 1, 2024

Abstract How to assess the quality of sustainable development is an important issue for marine economy. This study examined studies on economy over past 30 years using core databases from China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Web Science. introduced bibliometric analysis methods CiteSpace software track comparatively analyze hotspots 1994 2023. showed that (1) research has achieved extensive results. Researchers have already collaborated with those in China. (2) Hotspots Chinese are mainly focused building indicator system economy's development, realizing path regional economy, planning goals specific industries. In contrast, other countries focus protecting ecology identifying industry. (3) Strengthening exchange cooperation between institutions scholars various countries, further micro-paths blue carbon sinks, ecological civilization high-quality low-carbon industries will become new research.

Language: Английский

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Integrating local knowledge for inclusive blue economy: opportunity and challenge of institutional bricolage

Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: May 13, 2024

Employing the social aspect into blue economy is crucial to ensure equity for communities whose livelihoods are intertwined with ocean. One way achieve this by integrating local knowledge management practices. Unfortunately, information regarding mechanisms that influence effectiveness of integration remains underexplored, particularly in terms empirical field-based evidence.. This research adopts a qualitative approach emphasizes exploration case studies on through institutional bricolage. Papadak/Hoholok one example practice. We argue bricolage practices emerging from external parties determined functioning change enablers and appropriate implementation co-management. The findings indicate struggles function effectively due lack resources commitment involved parties. External seem more interested initiation process rather than collaborating over long term successful Hence, long-term should be focal point similar upcoming times.

Language: Английский

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Indigenous self-determination in fisheries governance: implications from New Zealand and Atlantic Canada

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: June 27, 2024

The United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) recognized rights to self-determination. How these can be realized in territories governed by settler-states remains unclear. For fisheries, need understand processes that support self-determination has gained urgency due government commitments and investor interest developing ocean coastal resources, or Blue Economies, amid rapid climatic changes. Here, we explored groups’ fishery development experiences following two approaches reconciling fishing rights. In New Zealand, examined Māori 1992 Treaty Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act. granted iwi (tribes) self-govern non-commercial harvests, restrict pressure state-approved customary areas, participate state-run systems for commercial fisheries management. Canada, investigated initiatives Supreme Court Canada’s 1999 ruling R. v. Marshall . reaffirmed Treaty-protected harvest trade fish, held Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqey, Peskotomuhkati Peoples, a “moderate livelihood.” We document how, both cases, constrained actions from state regulatory enforcement agencies govern market access, other resource users’ activities, collecting sharing information about fish populations. highlight that: 1) reallocations rights, their own, are an insufficient means redistribute access benefits fisheries; 2) constraints families have experienced attempts develop small-scale operations correspond settler-state policies cannot addressed solely through changes leaders’ management decisions; 3) polycentricity governance regimes pose problems self-determination, when citizens with political authority resist efforts fisheries. To address challenges, call legal reforms require governments overcome risks politicians face advocating non-majority group’s interests.

Language: Английский

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Determinants of the Blue Economy Growth in the Era of Sustainability: A Case Study of Indonesia

Economies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(11), P. 299 - 299

Published: Nov. 2, 2024

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a fundamental global commitment to addressing wide range of socio-economic and environmental challenges. A key component these goals is the ocean sustainability, encapsulated in concept blue economy. economy, emerging an era characterized by intricate dynamics openness transformation, influenced various determinants. This study utilizes panel data analysis pooled least squares method investigate factors influencing share economy archipelagic provinces Indonesia from 2012 2021. With its vast maritime territory numerous islands, provides highly relevant context for examining dynamics. empirical results indicate that information communication technology (ICT), fisheries capture, aquaculture production positively impact economy’s share. Conversely, trade electricity consumption exhibit negative relationship with Moreover, reveals investment does not have significant effect on These findings underscore critical importance developing robust infrastructure implementing stringent regulatory oversight fishery product enhance sustainable growth within framework.

Language: Английский

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