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The Blue Economy is a term that stems from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) held in 2012 where member states pledged to “protect and restore the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystem to maintain their diversity, enabling conservation and sustainable use for present and future”.

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