Humans have relied on coastal resources for centuries. However, current growth in population and increased accessibility of coastal resources through technology have resulted in overcrowded and often conflicted spaces. The recent global move towards development of national blue economy strategies further highlights the increased focus on coastal resources to address a broad range of blue growth industries. The need to manage sustainable development and future exploitation of both over-utilised and emergent coastal resources is both a political and environmental complexity. To address this complexity, we draw on the perspectives of a multi-disciplinary team, utilising two in depth exemplary case studies in New Zealand and within the Myanmar Delta Landscape, to showcase barriers, pathways and actions that facilitate a move from Business as Usual (BAU) to a future aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021–2030. We provide key recommendations to guide interest groups, and nations globally, towards sustainable utilisation, conservation and preservation of their marine environments in a fair and equitable way, and in collaboration with those who directly rely upon coastal ecosystems. We envision a sustainable future driven by conflict mitigation and resolution, where:

1. (i)

   Change is motivated and facilitated

2. (ii)

   Coastal ecosystems are co-managed by multiple reliant groups

3. (iii)

   Networks that maintain and enhance biodiversity are implemented

4. (iv)

   Decision-making is equitable and based on ecosystem services

5. (v)

   Knowledge of the marine realm is strengthened—‘mapping the ocean of life’

6. (vi)

   The interests of diverse user groups are balanced with a fair distribution of benefits

几个世纪以来，人类一直依赖沿海资源。然而，当前人口的增长和通过技术增加沿海资源的可及性导致过度拥挤且经常发生冲突的空间。最近全球朝着制定国家蓝色经济战略的方向发展，进一步凸显了对沿海资源的日益关注，以解决广泛的蓝色增长行业。管理过度利用和新兴沿海资源的可持续发展和未来开发的需要既是政治复杂性也是环境复杂性。为了解决这种复杂性，我们利用多学科团队的观点，利用新西兰和缅甸三角洲景观中的两个深入示范案例研究，展示障碍，促进从一切照旧 (BAU) 转向符合可持续发展目标 (SDG) 和联合国国际海洋科学促进可持续发展十年 2021-2030 的未来的途径和行动。我们提供重要建议，以指导利益集团和全球国家以公平和公正的方式，并与直接依赖沿海生态系统的人合作，实现海洋环境的可持续利用、保护和保全。我们设想一个由冲突缓解和解决驱动的可持续未来，其中：以公平公正的方式，并与那些直接依赖沿海生态系统的人合作，保护和保护他们的海洋环境。我们设想一个由冲突缓解和解决驱动的可持续未来，其中：以公平公正的方式，并与那些直接依赖沿海生态系统的人合作，保护和保护他们的海洋环境。我们设想一个由冲突缓解和解决驱动的可持续未来，其中：

1. （一世）

   改变是有动力和促进的

2. (二)

   沿海生态系统由多个依赖群体共同管理

3. ㈢

   实施维护和加强生物多样性的网络

4. (四)

   决策是公平的并基于生态系统服务

5. (五)

   海洋领域的知识得到加强——“绘制生命的海洋”

6. (六)

   平衡不同用户群体的利益，公平分配利益