Our opportunity to halt the oceans decline

The ocean is facing severe decline due to human-driven pollution, carbon emissions, and unsustainable fishing, threatening global food security and oxygen supplies. To address this, the UN established Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) and organized the 2017 Ocean Conference to galvanize partnerships and voluntary commitments to conserve and sustainably use marine resources by 2030.

• Human activities are driving a decline in ocean health through marine pollution, litter, the creation of hypoxic dead zones, and the entry of plastics into the marine food chain.
• Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are increasing ocean temperature and acidity, which threatens the survival of calcium-based marine life and the broader ecosystem.
• Global fish stocks are under significant strain due to overfishing, illegal and unregulated fishing, harmful subsidies, and destructive practices, with nearly one third of stocks falling below sustainable levels according to the FAO.
• Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14), part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, specifically targets the conservation and sustainable use of ocean resources, including the restoration of fish stocks and the elimination of harmful subsidies.
• The United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, co-hosted by Sweden and Fiji in June 2017, aims to create a 'Call for Action' declaration and a portfolio of voluntary partnerships to implement SDG14.

APA

Thomson, P. (2017). Our opportunity to halt the oceans decline. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/our-opportunity-to-halt-the-ocean-s-decline/

Chicago

Thomson, Peter. Our opportunity to halt the oceans decline. World Economic Forum, 2017. https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/our-opportunity-to-halt-the-ocean-s-decline/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{thomson2017our, author = {Thomson, Peter}, title = {{Our opportunity to halt the oceans decline}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2017}, month = jan, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/nature-and-biodiversity/our-opportunity-to-halt-the-ocean-s-decline/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }