We need to deep clean the oceans. Here's how to pay for it

May 17, 2019

A trevally chases fusiliers near Malaysia's Lankayan Island, located in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion, in the state of Sabah near Borneo on January 9, 2004. The Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion bordered by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, is the world's richest area for marine life, home to over 45 million inhabitants

We are running out of time to save the blue economy. Could a new approach to finance be the answer? Image: REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

Ingrid van Wees

Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management, Asian Development Bank

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