O fundo azul e a capacidade dos fundos económicos no apoio à economia do Mar

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Ana Catarina
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/134988
• topic: Sustainability; Public funding; circular economy; carbon neutrality; science; inovation; biotecnology; Bioeconomy; Sustentabilidade; Financiamento público; Economia circular; Neutralidade carbónica; Ciencia; Inovação; Biotecnologia; Bioeconomia; Direito

In the context of European Union (EU) and European Economic Area we may find several economic funds, specifically structural funds and cohesion funds. They both born from the need of economic growth, founded on equality and fairness inside EU. It’s a fact that this European and national funds have direct and indirect impact on peoples and companies daily life; with these funds they can finance ideas, projects and high-quality inventions. Over this assignment we intend to explain how the economical funds may be a effective booster for ocean economy, we will analyze the case of Fundo Azul, a Portuguese economical fund which destinies not only to companies but also to support science, biotechnology and maritime safety and security. We will approach as well how economical funds may be a tool to change paradigms, since we look for a more sustainable economy, more conscious and respectful for earth, maritime and human resources. The study of these questions is relevant for several reasons, since the funds don’t invest only in one area, the reflections of their actions will be diverse. Thereby, we can say the study on the importance of economical funds focusing on the analyses of the impacts they can cause in science and technology, and economic growth (on both the traditional and emergent activities), in the level of protection of maritime environments and ecosystems.