Advancing China's Sustainable Blue Economy 2025

30Appendix 1.1 Definitions of blue economy Organization Time Understanding of blue economy Source Economic Commission for Africa2016 Blue economy consists of all economic activities from the oceans, seas/seabeds, lakes, and rivers. Blue economy activities include: fisheries, sea and lake transportation and shipping, seabed mining, marine tourism, tidal energy generation, etc.Africa’s Blue Economy a Policy Handbook The World Bank 2017 Blue economy is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, while preserving the health of ocean ecosystem.The Potential of the Blue Economy European Commission2022 Blue economy encompasses all economic activities based on and related to oceans, seas and coastal zones in and across sectors. It is divided into the following two categories: 1) marine activities: activities carried out in the oceans, seas and coastal zones, such as marine living resources, marine minerals, marine renewable energy, desalination, maritime transportation, and coastal tourism. 2) marine-related activities: activities that use marine products or produce marine products and services, or marine-based activities, such as seafood processing, shipbuilding and repairing, and ports.The Blue Economy Report 2024 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)2023 The blue economy is defined as an integrated, holis - tic, cross-sectoral and cross-stakeholder approach that creates value addition and value chains in marine and freshwater resources in an inclusive and sustainable manner, making the blue economy a new engine for future economic growth in ASEAN. The ASEAN blue economy encompasses upstream and downstream sectors and serves as an accelerator for traditional marine sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture, fish processing and tourism, and as a catalyst for emerging sectors such as renewable energy, biotechnology, marine and freshwater research and education, as well as other emerging sectors of marine resources.ASEAN Blue Economy Framework G20 2024 Blue economy refers to economic activities that sustainably utilize marine and coastal resources for economic growth without compromising the health of marine ecosystems.Ocean20 Conference US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration2023 A sustainable and equitable ocean and coastal economy that optimizes advances in science and technology to cre - ate value-added, data-drive economic opportunities and solutions to pressing societal needs.New Blue EconomyAppendix 1