Explore OECD’s Policies in practice, demonstrating real-world ocean policy action. Search for examples from all over the globe extracted from OECD’s cross-cutting ocean-related publications, including marine biodiversity and ecosystem services, coastal adaptation and resilience, fisheries and aquaculture, marine plastics pollution and sustainable ocean finance.
Market-based instruments, such as taxes, aimed at preventing single-use plastics can reduce the generation of plastic waste and its leakage into the environment.
Regulatory policy instruments that restrict the use of polluting inputs can help to reduce diffuse sources of pollution.
Establishing trust funds can help ensure marine protected areas have access to more long-term, sustainable sources of finance.