The Role of Governance in Promoting the Transition to Blue–Green Economy: A Literature Review

The transition to a blue–green economy has become a critical global agenda. This review is intended to analyze the role of governance in accelerating the transition to the sustainable blue-green economy, with a specific focus on the linkages between marine policy, environmental sustainability, and social welfare. This review uses the method of systematic literature review based on PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). approach to select and synthesize 15 scientific publications and reports from relevant international institutions, including those from Nature Sustainability, Marine Policy, One Earth, Environment International, FAO, UN, and the World Bank. The study shows that effective governance in the blue-green economy is characterized by the principles of transparency, cross-sector collaboration, and local community participation. Ecosystem-based management and polycentric governance approaches have proven effective in bridging economic interests with marine ecosystem conservation. Furthermore, the role of global corporations and international institutions is a key factor in strengthening policy integration between the blue (marine) and green (terrestrial) dimensions. These findings provide implications for strengthening institutional capacity, harmonization of crosssector policies, and community-based innovation as key prerequisites for promoting a fair, inclusive, and competitive blue-green economy, especially in an archipelagic country like Indonesia.