The Norwegian Bioeconomy Strategy and the Way Forward for Blue Growth

The Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) recently released a report on the blue bioeconomy in the Arctic. In this paper, we discuss the Norwegian policy to promote the Norwegian blue bioeconomy, analysing the government’s bioeconomy strategy and its strategy for marine residua...

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Published in:Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Main Authors: Ingelinn Pleym, Marianne Svorken, Ingrid Kvalvik
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP 2021
Subjects:
arctic blue bioeconomy
bioeconomy
blue growth
sustainable economic development
marine by-products
marine residuals
marine ingredients
marine side streams
envir
scipo
Arctic
Arctic Council
Arctic review on law and politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v12.3341
https://doaj.org/article/6a2c932091a34a68957c5aa0f27ff552
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Summary:The Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) recently released a report on the blue bioeconomy in the Arctic. In this paper, we discuss the Norwegian policy to promote the Norwegian blue bioeconomy, analysing the government’s bioeconomy strategy and its strategy for marine residuals. We find that the strategies have several and partly incompatible goals, related to improving the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the seafood sector. We discuss challenges and (missed) opportunities in the Norwegian government’s strategy for turning the Norwegian economy towards blue growth. Our findings are supported by recent studies that conclude that more efficient and coherent policy actions are needed to ensure the sustainability of the marine bioeconomy.

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