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Jim Anderson, leader, Global Program on Fisheries and Aquaculture at the World Bank, will present a lecture titled "Indispensable Ocean: Shepherding the Global Partnership for Oceans Blue Ribbon Panel" Dec. 6.
Earlier this year a unique and independent panel of 21 global business, government, conservation and academic leaders was assembled to provide guidance on the strategic direction and design of Global Partnership for Oceans (GPO) that was launched by The World Bank in 2012. It was hoped that this report would help transform the way the global community looks at the ocean, to recognize that to sustain a healthy and productive ocean efforts must be in alignment with human well-being. This implies that unless social, political, economic and ecological relationships are considered we will fail to meet the complex challenges facing the ocean. The report calls for an integrated approach to ocean investment and emphasizes the essential role of public-private partnerships.
This talk is part of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the University Program in Environmental Policy seminar series featuring leading experts discussing a variety of pressing environmentally focused topics.