
The UN Ocean Conference is a critical opportunity to protect the ocean from deep-sea mining
The UN Ocean Conference is taking place in Nice this week at a crucial moment for the world’s oceans, as the US and other countries appear set to accelerate deep-sea mining operations with potentially irreparable damage to marine ecosystems.
The conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, aims to deliver on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 – to ‘conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.’ To succeed, delegates must agree on and deliver concrete and ambitious action to halt ocean degradation, protect marine ecosystems, and ensure the sustainable use of ocean resources.
But the window to achieve this goal is rapidly narrowing.… Seguir leyendo »