Ocean Finance

Natural Asset Value and Ecosystem Services

Catalyzing Ocean Finance

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Recently, the Global Environmental Facility and the United Nations Development Program combined their talents and experience to address ocean solutions on the scale required to make a difference. In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will begin to outline the findings of their work, which have been published in a two-volume journal entitled "Catalyzing Ocean Finance."

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World Bank and a New Global Partnership for Oceans

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At The Economist's World Ocean Summit in Singapore in early 2012, World Bank Group president Robert B. Zoellick announced that they are turning their attention to the ocean, partnering with NGOs to the tune of 1.5 billion dollars in what will be called The Global Partnership for Oceans.

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National Endowment for the Ocean

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Canals

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Peter Neill, Director of the W2O and host of World Ocean Radio, provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio, a project of the World Ocean Observatory, is a weekly series of five minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean issues. Available for syndicated use at no cost by community radio stations worldwide.

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83: Women in Fisheries

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On shore or on water, fishing has not and does not appear to be a widespread occupational choice for women. Surveys found 70% disinterest based on a number of barriers. Onshore involvement revealed equally negative circumstance. The report confirmed that despite cultural and economic differences, these conclusions were true in both industrial and developing nations worldwide.

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