What is Ocean Biodiversity - UNESCO
2022年6月7日 · We usually split it into five primary ocean basins due to historical, cultural, and geographical factors: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Ocean basins. The ocean holds about 97% of the world’s water and supports 90% of the planet’s biosphere.
Biodiversity loss in warming oceans | Stanford Report
In modern oceans, equatorial waters have generally boasted the greatest biodiversity. Scientists for decades have warned that many tropical ocean species are close to their physiological limits at current temperatures, meaning they’ll have to migrate to cooler waters or …
Ocean Biodiversity Information System
OBIS, the Ocean Biodiversity Information System, is a global open-access data and information clearing-house on marine biodiversity for science, conservation and sustainable development.
A treaty to protect the world's oceans has been agreed after a …
2023年3月5日 · For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface.
Ocean Biodiversity - World Ocean Observatory
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.
Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate
2021年3月17日 · 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...
Pressures on coastal and marine biodiversity continue to increase, as an estimated 40 per cent of the world’s population lives within 100km of the coast, putting unsustainable strain on...
The National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy | U.S. Geological Survey
2024年6月28日 · Objectives include expanding the collection, delivery, and use of biodiversity knowledge to inform actions that advance ocean protection, conservation, restoration, and sustainable development.
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems Underpin a Healthy Planet …
2017年5月16日 · 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 ...
Seawater is acidifying due to increasing levels of atmospheric CO2, with significant implications for marine biodiversity. Oceans are seriously under-protected: just over 1% of the ocean surface is designated as protected areas, compared to nearly 15% of protected-area coverage on land.