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South African Journal of Science
On-line version ISSN 1996-7489
Print version ISSN 0038-2353
Abstract
LOUREIRO, Tainã G.; DU PLESSIS, Nicole and FINDLAY, Ken. Into the blue - The blue economy model in Operation Phakisa 'Unlocking the Ocean Economy' Programme. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2022, vol.118, n.11-12, pp.1-4. ISSN 1996-7489. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/14664.
SIGNIFICANCE: Economic and social benefits of ocean resource uses have motivated numerous nations, including South Africa, to turn to their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) to advance economic development initiatives. Such initiatives result in increasing and spatially competitive pressures on ocean systems, compromising ecosystem services and market and non-market ocean benefits. It is critical to prioritise sustainable development in any ocean or blue economy advancement programmes (where the blue economy model most often parallels a terrestrial green economy, to incorporate sustainability and inclusivity pillars over and above the often GDP-centred ocean economy model). We explore multiple definitions of ocean and blue economies, discuss the importance of adopting blue economy models, and examine how the South African Operation Phakisa - Unlocking the Ocean Economy initiative presents numerous features aligned with ocean sustainable development, sustainability, and inclusivity, which strongly align it to a blue economy model
Keywords : sustainability; inclusivity; sustainable development; ocean economy; ocean wealth.