SINERGIAS ENTRE A ECONOMIA AZUL E O ODS 14: CAMINHOS PARA UM FUTURO SUSTENTÁVEL

Abstract

The ocean is considered the new economic frontier due to its potential for resource wealth and economic growth driver. However, the ocean faces increasing pressures from overexploitation, pollution, biodiversity decline and climate change. In this context, the concept of Blue Economy emerges, which seeks to reconcile economic development with the environmental sustainability of the oceans and coastal areas. Its connection with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 14 - Life in Water, is a challenge due to possible competitions and conflicts between individual or industrial goals. The Blue Economy encompasses both established and emerging sectors, and is promoted as a strategy to protect the world's oceans and water resources. SDG 14 seeks to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources, and has driven global efforts in this regard, such as creating marine protected areas and reducing marine pollution. Identifying the synergies between the Blue Economy and the SDGs is essential to harnessing the full potential of the ocean in a responsible and sustainable way.