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1 day ago · The ocean, a major carbon and heat sink, absorbs over 90% of excess heat and 30% of human-induced CO2 emissions. The ocean economy contributes over $1.5 trillion annually, supporting diverse cultures and economies. Healthy blue ecosystems safeguard economic assets, enrich biodiversity, and enhance planet and societal resilience.
This year’s tagline for World Oceans Day (8 June) “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet”, aptly encapsulates the importance of oceans and seas in our ecosystem, and represents an opportunity to raise awareness. Managing a complex ecosystem UNEP has been busy supporting an integrated management of oceans and seas.
Dec 9, 2021 · Many societies–but not all–are able to take access to water, for drinking, sanitation and irrigation, for granted. In 2010, the UN enshrined water as a human right. Without our ocean to power the planet’s water cycle, and create fresh breathable air, we would not exist at all. 2. The ocean provides food, jobs and livelihoods.
The United Nations marks World Oceans Day each year on 8 June through a annual event coordinated by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (Office of Legal Affairs). The inclusive event provides an opportunity to celebrate the importance of the ocean and to better understand how to interact with it in a sustainable manner. Read more
Nov 11, 2022 · Seagrass habitats, for instance, have been in decline since 1930, with 7 per cent of them disappearing each year, according to UNEP research. Protecting the ocean requires land and sea-based action. This includes reducing the direct human impacts on the ocean, cleaning up polluted rivers, restoring wetlands and developing a circular economy ...
Jan 11, 2018 · The United Nations Environment Programme has partnered with cartoonist Jim Toomey – of Sherman’s Lagoon fame – in developing a series of two-minute videos intended to raise awareness of the importance of oceans and the coastal environment. The videos use animation and humor to explain in clear and simple language the role oceans play in ...
Jun 4, 2020 · Cooperation and collaboration. The connectivity of ocean life and the threats it faces requires us to connect on how the oceans are used and managed. Regional approaches are key in finding solutions to the challenges faced. A country operating in isolation cannot properly address all problems affecting its local marine environment.
Learn more about SDG 14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development: The oceans cover more than 70 per cent of the surface of our planet and play a key role in supporting life on earth. They are the most diverse and important ecosystem, contributing to global and regional elemental cycling, and regulating the climate. The ocean provides natural resources including food, materials, substances, and energy. Marine Protected Areas contribute to ...
Apr 19, 2010 · Our environmental awareness is steadily increasing, albeit very slowly. This process began when we started to address obvious and visible problems. As a result, our streets, beaches, fields and forests became cleaner, industrial emissions decreased, and our chimneys produced less and less air pollution. When we see that there is a problem and there is scope for advocacy, we take action. The oceans, however, are vast and largely inaccessible, and our awareness and understanding of them are ...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in Resolution A/RES/71/257 on Oceans and the law of the sea, recognizes the significant economic, social and environmental contributions of coral reefs. Global Biodiversity Framework targets and SDG targets which are relevant to and benefit from the conservation of coral reef ecosystems including for resilience and food security.
