The Business Case for Marine Protection and Conservation
Friends of Ocean Action Impact Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports Tourism
Human pressures on the world’s ocean and their threat to biodiversity are fast becoming more widely understood. But, worryingly, the negative trajectory for marine life keeps up its own pace: most national waters are overfished; coastal development accelerates; extractive industries are opening up on new fronts; and the impacts of climate change have already significantly disrupted many marine ecosystems. More urgent action is needed – but, above all, there is need for pragmatic solutions: ones that deliver strong conservation outcomes hand-in-hand with sustainable socioeconomic development.
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