#31 Dennis Fritsch: Re+Valuing Blue Natural Capital Initiative

#31 Dennis Fritsch: Re+Valuing Blue Natural Capital Initiative

From Ocean Collaborations by Ocean Collaborations from Jan Maisenbacher

May 20, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

Dennis Fritsch discusses the 'Re+Valuing Blue Natural Capital' initiative aimed at changing how we value ocean health.

Dennis Fritsch from Oceano Azul Foundation talks with host Jan Maisenbacher about the recently launched longterm initiative ‘Re+Valuing Blue Natural Capital’ of the London School of Economics and Oceano Azul Foundation. Because the real systemic challenge is how our world counts value. Our current economic system rewards “extraction” - taking things out of nature until it breaks. A dead fish at a market has a price, but a living fish keeping the sea healthy is worth zero in our books. This makes protecting the ocean look like a “cost” instead of the most important investment we could ever make. To fix this, the new ‘ Re+Valuing Blue Natural Capital’ initiative is a bold team-up between the London School of Economics and the Oceano Azul Foundation. Listen in to learn more how they are collaborating together to: * Create a roadmap to make the ocean’s health visible in the laws and financial rules that run our world. * Launch a two-year “intellectual compass” that will start “speedboat” projects to show how these new ideas work in the real world. Dennis also shared his honest take on the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco he will be visiting again soon for the second edition…

People in this episode

Host: Jan Maisenbacher

Guest: Dennis Fritsch

Topics covered

  • Blue Natural Capital
  • Ocean Health
  • Economic Systems
  • Sustainability
  • Collaboration

Keywords

  • Blue Natural Capital
  • Oceano Azul Foundation
  • London School of Economics
  • ocean health
  • economic value
  • sustainability
  • Blue Economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oceano Azul Foundation, London School of Economics

Places: Monaco

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