{"id":469571,"date":"2022-07-02T00:41:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T21:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/un-urges-ambitious-action-to-protect-the-oceans\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T00:41:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T21:41:04","slug":"un-urges-ambitious-action-to-protect-the-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/un-urges-ambitious-action-to-protect-the-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"#UN urges ambitious action to protect the oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3219eeb2acf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3219eeb2acf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/un-urges-ambitious-action-to-protect-the-oceans\/#%E2%80%9CUN_urges_ambitious_action_to_protect_the_oceans%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;UN urges ambitious action to protect the oceans&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUN_urges_ambitious_action_to_protect_the_oceans%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;UN urges ambitious action to protect the oceans&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-30-x-30-plan-would.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-30-x-30-plan-would.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The 30 x 30 plan would see 30 percent of Earth's land and oceans become protected zones by 2030.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-30-x-30-plan-would.jpg\" alt=\"The 30 x 30 plan would see 30 percent of Earth's land and oceans become protected zones by 2030\" title=\"The 30 x 30 plan would see 30 percent of Earth's land and oceans become protected zones by 2030.\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The 30 x 30 plan would see 30 percent of Earth&#8217;s land and oceans become protected zones by 2030.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>World leaders must do more to protect the oceans, a major United Nations conference concluded on Friday, setting its sights on a new treaty to protect the high seas.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;Greater ambition is required at all levels to address the dire state of the ocean,&#8221; the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon said in its final declaration.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting in the Portuguese capital\u2014attended by government officials, experts and advocates from 140 countries\u2014is not a negotiating forum. <\/p>\n<p>But it sets the agenda for final international negotiations in August on a treaty to protect the high seas\u2014those international waters beyond national jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Biodiversity loss, the decline of the ocean&#8217;s health, the way the climate crisis is going&#8230; it all has one common reason, which is&#8230; human behaviour, our addiction to oil and gas, and all of them have to be addressed,&#8221; Peter Thomson, the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Oceans produce half the oxygen we breathe, regulate the weather and provide humanity&#8217;s single largest source of protein.<\/p>\n<p>They also absorb a quarter of CO<sub>2<\/sub> pollution and 90 percent of excess heat from global warming, thus playing a key role in protecting life on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>But they are being pushed to the brink by human activities. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/oceans-play-a-key-role.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/oceans-play-a-key-role.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Oceans play a key role in protecting life on Earth.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/oceans-play-a-key-role.jpg\" alt=\"Oceans play a key role in protecting life on Earth\" title=\"Oceans play a key role in protecting life on Earth.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Oceans play a key role in protecting life on Earth.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sea water has turned acidic, threatening aquatic food chains and the ocean&#8217;s capacity to absorb carbon. Global warming has spawned massive marine heatwaves that are killing off coral reefs and expanding dead zones bereft of oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>Humans have fished some marine species to the edge of extinction and used the world&#8217;s waters as a rubbish dump. <\/p>\n<p><b>Patchwork of agreements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Today, a patchwork of agreements and regulatory bodies govern shipping, fishing and mineral extraction from the sea bed.<\/p>\n<p>Thomson said he was &#8220;very confident&#8221; national governments could agree on a &#8220;robust but operable&#8221; high seas treaty in August.<\/p>\n<p>Tiago Pitta e Cunha, head of Portuguese foundation Oceano Azul (Blue Ocean) said: &#8220;Pressure has increased a lot on less interested countries to create an effective mechanism to protect the high seas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/thegreatbarrierreef-is.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/thegreatbarrierreef-is.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The\u00a0Great\u00a0Barrier\u00a0Reef is the world's largest living structure, visible from space.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/thegreatbarrierreef-is.jpg\" alt=\"The\u00a0Great\u00a0Barrier\u00a0Reef is the world's largest living structure, visible from space\" title=\"The\u00a0Great\u00a0Barrier\u00a0Reef is the world's largest living structure, visible from space.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                The\u00a0Great\u00a0Barrier\u00a0Reef is the world&#8217;s largest living structure, visible from space.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Laura Meller from Greenpeace called for more action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that if words could save the oceans, then they wouldn&#8217;t be on the brink of collapse,&#8221; she told AFP. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So in August when governments meet at the United Nations, they really need to finalise a strong global ocean treaty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to protect the oceans will then continue at two key summits later this year\u2014UN climate talks in November and UN biodiversity negotiations in December.<\/p>\n<p><b>Overfishing, mining, plastic<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the draft UN biodiversity treaty is a plan to designate 30 percent of Earth&#8217;s land and oceans as protected zones by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, under eight percent of oceans are protected.<\/p>\n<p>A number of new, protected marine areas could be declared off-limits to fishing, mining, drilling or other extractive activities which scientists say disrupt fragile seabed ecosystems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/microplastics-kill-hug.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/microplastics-kill-hug.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Microplastics kill huge numbers of seabirds and marine mammals each year.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/microplastics-kill-hug.jpg\" alt=\"Microplastics kill huge numbers of seabirds and marine mammals each year\" title=\"Microplastics kill huge numbers of seabirds and marine mammals each year.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Microplastics kill huge numbers of seabirds and marine mammals each year.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Making things worse is an unending torrent of pollution, including a rubbish truck&#8217;s worth of plastic every minute, the United Nations says. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ocean is not a rubbish dump,&#8221; UN Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Antonio Guterres warned on Monday. &#8220;It is not a source of infinite plunder. 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