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Collaborating for Future Conservation in the Sargasso Sea

The Sargasso Sea Commission, formed after the signing of the Hamilton Declaration, is primarily a group of independent scientific experts that have been hard at work in their stewardship role reviewing, researching and safeguarding this two-million square mile iconic area of ocean.

Don’t Take Your Satnav Position for Granted

NLAI Associate Director Capt Phil Buckley highlights the need to improve maritime navigation system integrity. The Blue Economy is underpinned by an oft overlooked but critical capability. Since the very first humans set out to sea the ability to understand position and time has allowed safe navigation. Local knowledge and familiarity with coastal terrain was supplemented by advances […]

Offshore Wind - Lessons from the UK

NLA International was very pleased to support a webinar hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) last week, exploring lessons in the development of offshore wind in the UK. Presenters David Still CBE and Bill Grainger - both NLAI Associates - shared a wide range of accessible, practical advice on technical aspects and broader strategic drivers behind the UK’s progress. You […]

How Resilient Position, Navigation and Timing can INSPIRe greater confidence in the Blue Economy

By Phil Buckley (Associate Director, NLA International) on behalf of the INSPIRe team. The Blue Economy is underpinned by an oft-overlooked but critical capability. Since the very first humans set out to sea the ability to understand position and time has allowed navigation. Local knowledge and familiarity with coastal terrain was supplemented by advances in knowledge and then technology. […]

BE Pulse #12: Accelerating the Blue Economy – the role of Multilateral Development Banks

By Belinda Bramley, Associate, NLA International As a recent podcast from the Overseas Development Institute highlights, the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) occupy a unique role in combining the financing of development with the provision of essential public goods, including research and forecasts, technical knowledge and policy advice. How they engage with partner countries in supporting the Blue Economy […]

Collaborate to Coordinate: Strategic Approaches to Blue Economy Development

By Belinda Bramley, Associate, NLA International Cancún’s location on the Caribbean Sea makes it one of Mexico’s top tourist destinations. Image credit: Consejo de Promocion Turistica de Quintana Roo. In our previous article, we considered the overall scale and types of activities underway within the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to support Blue Economy development around the world. We know to […]

Lord Sheikh’ speech in the House of Lords – 10.09.22

Recognising Lord Sheikh’s role as non-executive Chairman of NLA International Ltd we feel it fitting to share his speech of Tribute to the Queen at the time of Her Majesty’s passing. My Lords, I join millions of people in the country and all over the world in expressing my sorrow and pain at the passing […]

Multilateral Development Banks and the Blue Economy Opportunity

The Blue Economy Opportunity The Blue Economy offers huge potential for new and existing ocean sectors to develop in socially and environmentally positive ways, improving the livelihoods and wellbeing of coastal communities and ocean health and resilience. Ports need to digitise, decarbonise and adapt to sea level rise; shipping needs to transition to clean energy […]

Integration is the key to sustainable Blue Economies

New call for ideas on multi-function marine projects in Asian Development Bank’s Developing Member Countries, notably Palau, the Marshall Islands and Malaysia. By Nick Lambert, Director and Co-Founder of NLA International The world’s seas and oceans – and the ecosystems, economies and livelihoods that depend on them – are under great stress. Climate change, ocean […]

From roundtables to virtual reality: effectively engaging Blue Economy stakeholders

By Belinda Bramley, NLAI Associate. As many ocean advocates across the world suggest, it is vital to involve as many stakeholders as possible in establishing and then implementing a Blue Economy approach. As we propose in our Blue Economy in Practice paper, a holistic approach “includes all sectors of society in planning for ocean activities and […]

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