The terms Blue Economy and Blue Carbon are, it seems, popping up everywhere, but what do they mean, and are they linked? They are usually considered separately in discussions about policy and action, which has resulted in confusion about the relationship between the two concepts. Here we clarify the terminology and intent of both Blue Economy and Blue Carbon and present a narrative to propose that Blue Carbon should be considered an intrinsic part of the Blue Economy, a theme that will carry through this special issue of the Journal of Indian Ocean Research.

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蓝色经济和蓝色碳的新叙事

蓝色经济和蓝色碳这两个词似乎无处不在，但它们是什么意思，它们之间有联系吗？在政策和行动的讨论中，它们通常被分开考虑，这导致了对这两个概念之间关系的混淆。在这里，我们澄清了蓝色经济和蓝色碳的术语和意图，并提出一个叙述，建议将蓝色碳视为蓝色经济的内在组成部分，这一主题将贯穿印度洋研究杂志的本期特刊.