But our ocean’s health is in danger. How can the blue economy help restore and protect this vital planetary resource? Ahead of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference this June, we spoke with UN DESA’s ...

Women make up most of the workforce in coastal and maritime tourism and fisheries, the main blue economy sectors. Yet they are in the lowest-paid, lowest-status and least-protected jobs.

Fishermen, scientists, tourism professionals, and national park managers all have one thing in common: they are involved in what is known as the ‘blue economy’. Who are they and how do they ensure ...