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21 Μαΐ 2020 · A global network of marine protected areas that conserves 20–30% of the ocean could cost $5–19 billion a year, the researchers write in Nature. But supporting local economies, feeding communities, and fostering biodiversity don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
Marine biodiversity, the variety of life in the ocean and seas, is a critical aspect of all three pillars of sustainable development—economic, social and environmental—supporting the healthy ...
7 Ιουν 2022 · The ocean holds about 97% of the world’s water and supports 90% of the planet’s biosphere. The ocean is also of vital importance for life on our planet, serving as a support system that helps to mitigate climate change, produce oxygen, and provide food and economic possibilities for humanity.
The ocean contains an astonishing totality of genetic species and ecosystem diversity still mostly unknown but with significant implication for food production, energy, public health, business and industry, ecosystem services, and leisure, cultural and aesthetic value.
1 Απρ 2020 · The Prioritized Areas identified the 30% of the global oceans that was representative of the breadth of biodiversity, including ecosystems, biomes, benthic habitats and topography, species richness and endemicity (Fig. 5). Compared to previous prioritizations, this paper not only involved extra ecological factors (ecosystems, biomes, and ...
17 Μαρ 2021 · We find that a substantial increase in ocean protection could have triple benefits, by protecting biodiversity, boosting the yield of fisheries and securing marine carbon stocks that are at...
26 Νοε 2018 · Oceans cover 70% of our planet and represent over 95% of the biosphere. Marine and coastal habitats cover a diverse spectrum—from those near terrestrial environments such as coral reefs, mangrove forests, seagrass beds and estuaries, to those deep below the surface, such as open ocean, hydrothermal vents, seamounts and soft sediments on the ...