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Ocean Governance

August 26, 2026

Dr. Jacob Joseph

Building a Legal and Institutional Framework for Marine Spatial Planning in India

As India intensifies its engagement with the blue economy, marine spatial planning has the potential to serve as an important tool for ensuring that India's maritime zones are used in an economically productive, environmentally sustainable, strategically prudent, and socially just manner.

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