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To save our ocean, we need a sustainable blue economy
Phoebe Koundouri, Ebun Akinsete, Angelos Alamanos & Alice Guittard, Dialogue Earth Energy Solutions Fisheries & Aquaculture Plastics & Pollution Shipping & Ports
Threats to our ocean grow in number and intensity every day.
Overfishing, biodiversity loss, marine litter, invasive species and pollutants are directly impacting the health and resilience of marine ecosystems. Billions of people depend on these biological communities, particularly in low-income and developing countries.
Further, average global sea-surface temperatures are steadily increasing, and its continuous absorption of carbon dioxide is causing the ocean to acidify. These problems are only exacerbated by poor management and governance.
With such threats surging, it is crucial to safeguard marine ecosystems and their capacity to regulate the climate. Yet the latest data shows Sustainable Development Goal 14, which sets targets for the ocean, receives the least investment of all 17 of these goals.
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