Ten percent of the more than 230,000 known species living in the seas and oceans are threatened with extinction. Prince of Monaco Foundation in Spain II. Albert’s President, Carol Portabella, warns on Thursday the 8th to commemorate World Oceans Day.
Also, it is estimated that two million more species are waiting to be discovered, Portabella stands out mainly for its depth in an article she wrote for Efe Verde, where she points out these areas as issues waiting to be explored and protected.
It’s not for nothing that the oceans cover 360 million square kilometers (71% of our planet’s surface), which is larger than all the continents combined. but 10% discovered and less than 20% mappedsign.
The ocean, capable of providing 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorbing 30% of the carbon dioxide we produce, as well as terrestrial plant masses (…), is a determinant in environmental balance and climate regulation, as well as a source of protein for a 3,000 million people, recalls Portabella.
“This – he adds – is an unexplored immensity, here only 1.2% preserved so far“Because 60 countries will have to ratify and adopt the Open Sea Convention, which was ratified last March, or the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas outside of their national jurisdiction.
should be next time United Nations Ocean Conference to take place in June 2025 Nice remembers the head of FPA2 from France from Monaco in Spain.
The hope of the Ocean Treaty
He underlines that, after five years of negotiations, an agreement that prioritizes the protection of the environment and marine biodiversity includes key challenges to the proper conservation and use of Offshore resources.
This agreement establishes management tools for new marine protected areas.the equitable distribution of scientific or commercial benefits, the sharing of benefits from marine genetic resources, the implementation of environmental impact reports for activities that may lead to them, and the establishment of a control body.
A legal frameworkIt will also prevent the practice of illegal activities such as piracy, uncontrolled fishing, dumping of pollutants and other activities. endangering the future of the High Seas and thus of the Oceans and of our species”.
“Finally it seems that currents are changing and we are moving towards a fairer and more sustainable model of development and coexistence, where we will coexist in balance with other species on planet Earth without depleting the resources it offers us.”
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