The Ocean and Us

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 2

Table of Abbreviations 4

Preface 6

Executive Summary 8

Introduction 10

The Ocean Economy and Sustainable Development 14

How Do Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services Support the Sustainable Development Goals? 16

The Ocean’s ‘Ecosystem Services’: A New Language for an Ancient Wisdom 32

Marine and Coastal Data Requirements to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals 36

Linking Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services to Policy-Making 42

Policy Actions That Ensure Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services support the SDGs 46

The Future Management of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems for People 48

References 52

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