| by Sierra Abukins
Get oriented to a new way of thinking about sustainably generating wealth from the ocean and how to define, measure, manage and finance the blue economy from a leading expert and economist.
| by Mark C. Anderson
The Center for the Blue Economy’s collaboration on a recent study of a decade-long project to renew wetlands in Washington shines light on how healthy coastal habitat drive the economy, sequester carbon and reduce flooding.
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The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the scientific foundation to support informed decision-making across the United States. Dr. Charles Colgan, Director of Research at the Center for the Blue Economy co-authored Chapter 10: Ocean Ecosystems and Marine Resources.
The Middlebury Institute attracts amazing faculty and students, and affords amazing opportunities. This spring and summer, MIIS students became published authors, filled a missing gap in historic scientific knowledge, and sailed the open seas.
| by Rachel Christopherson and Anthony Castelletto
The National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) website has long been one of the few places where researchers and the public could go to for data on the Blue Economy. This year we have overhauled the site with new datasets (natural capital, renewable energy, and climate change) and responsive reports.
| by Mark Anderson
Unprecedented research conducted by the Center for the Blue Economy and Monterey Bay Aquarium with support from Institute students found sea otters drive about $3 million in local ecotourism.
| by Mark Anderson
The Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy has contributed its research and policy heft to a national coalition that has helped get big wins on making sure that federal climate change efforts include the ocean.
