How the Ocean Flows Through the UN SDGs with Martin Koehring: Part 2
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If the ocean was a country, it would be the 8th largest economy in the world! Martin Koehring, head of Economist Impact’s World Oceans Initiative, joins us for part two of our conversation. Picking up from SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth, Martin discusses how the export value alone of the blue economy is 3% of global GDP, and how the ocean is a key solution to achieving each of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. → Episode show notes: https://www.ocean-impact.org/blog/ocean-un-sustainable-development-goals → “The Ocean and the UN Sustainable Development Goals” Feature: https://impact.economist.com/ocean/ocean-sustainable-development-goals/ → World Oceans Initiative: https://ocean.economist.com → Follow Economist Impact on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/economist-impact/
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