Tender for the Programme - South West Catchments Council

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South West Regional NRM Strategy – Ancillary Document
increasingly transnational forms of governance that have occurred. Simply put, the lack of an
intergovernmental body overseeing this area means that growth is unregulated and unsustainable.
National CO2 emissions per country per capita, click to enlarge.
Globalisation and the underlying principles of neoliberalism suggest that the natural equilibrium of the free
market leads to a more efficient and productive society. While this in itself is questionable, it leaves issues
like the environment in the “too hard” category, because protecting our natural resources is not considered
as something of major value. This issue brings up many questions surrounding global governance, and
where responsibilities lie when corporations are left unregulated in the pursuit of profit. For example, what
challenges would an international organisation charged with regulating environmental degradation face
Where does the responsibility for solving environmental problems lie – with the state, market or civil
society Is there hope towards true international regulation, or will it be stymied by the individual agendas
of each country
7.11 Intensifying use of marine resources
The way that humans view and use the sea might be changing dramatically, from a perceived wild space
that provides resources to an intensively managed space that is “farmed”
(http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2009/04/taming-the-blue-frontier/). Use of the oceans to generate
energy, produce food and mitigate climate change is advancing rapidly. Increasingly common forms of
marine industry include deep-sea fish farming, marine renewable energy generation, floating server plants
and extraction of rare metals from seawater.
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