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Acknowledgements 2 Table of Abbreviations 4 Preface 6 Executive Summary 8 Introduction 10 The Ocean Economy and Sustainable Development 14 How Do Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services Support the Sustainable Development Goals? 16 The Ocean’s ‘Ecosystem Services’: A New Language for an Ancient Wisdom 32 Marine and Coastal Data Requirements to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals 36 Linking Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services to Policy-Making 42 Policy Actions That Ensure Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services support the SDGs 46 The Future Management of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems for People 48 References 52Table of Contents