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- Title: Rethinking the Oceans
- Author : James Alix Michel
- Release Date : January 14, 2016
- Genre: Public Administration,Books,Politics & Current Events,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 17011 KB
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"President Michel has been at the forefront of the Blue Economy concept since the subject started making headline news, and this book therefore should be read by anyone seriously interested in the future of the oceans." āSir James R. Mancham, KBE, Founding President of the Republic of Seychelles
āRethinking the Oceans is an important contribution to policy discussions for a sustainable and prosperous world. President Michel and the Seychelles are implementing ideas to harness more of the oceanās resourses while retaining pristine waters and beaches. These ideas should be taken seriously everywhere.ā āGordon L. Anderson, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, International Journal on World Peace
The world has come to a crossroads. By the end of this century the total population is expected to exceed ten billion, but the area of land to support this is finite. Indeed, with climate change, some of the most valuable land areas will be lost, much of it as a result of rising sea levels. To sustain life on earth, new ways have to be found to grow food, generate energy, and conserve the environment on which our future depends.
Fortunately, when faced with a challenge of such consequence, people prove to be remarkably inventive. In this case, solutions are by no means beyond reach. We can start, quite simply, by looking out to sea. There, stretching to the horizon, lies the future. Remarkably, the oceans cover two and a half times the extent of terra firma. Yet we have always taken far less interest in the sea than the land.
But what if we change our thinking? Instead of continuing to see the land as our future, suppose we put our trust in the sea. For solutions to some of the earthās most pressing problems, the oceans may be our salvation, the source of untapped economic wealth. Within these waters can be found the elements of what is now widely known as the Blue Economy, the new frontier for human development. It is a twenty-first century concept to meet a twenty-first century challenge.
This book explores all aspects of the Blue Economy. Where does the idea come from? What does it include? How can it transform traditional economies? Can it be sustainable? And what needs to be done to ensure its universal adoption?
James Alix Michel, President of the Republic of Seychelles, is ideally placed to write this book. He has in recent years pioneered the concept, first within his own nation and then in international gatherings, urging world leaders to take a fresh view of our oceans.
CONTENTS
Foreword by JosƩ Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Prologue: MY VISION
Chapter 1: WE ARE ALL ISLANDERS NOW
Chapter 2: TURN OF THE TIDE
Chapter 3: SMART HARVESTS
Chapter 4: THE WORLDāS GREAT HIGHWAY
Chapter 5: ALLURE OF THE SEA
Chapter 6: HIDDEN TREASURE
Chapter 7: HARNESSING NATUREāS ENERGY
Chapter 8: PRISTINE WATERS
Chapter 9: NOT FORGETTING BIODIVERSITY
Chapter 10: METAMORPHOSIS
Epilogue: TIME FOR ACTION
Special Section: SEYCHELLES: Towards the Blue Economy
Notes
Acknowledgements
Author: James Alex Michel
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