A 10-step plan to save our seas - The World Economic Forum
2021年2月19日 · Image: Nicolle Fuller. Here are 10 steps that could take us towards a more desirable ocean future: 1. Freeze the warming. Stopping climate change is the hardest but most important step we can take for ocean health. It is good news to have the US back in …
We can save our ocean in three steps - if we act now
2018年10月12日 · First, advancing and applying marine science and sharing it with less-developed states; second, putting an end to illegal fishing; and third, extending protection to vulnerable, pivotal ocean areas. The ocean is a highly complex ecosystem, built on countless interactions and dependencies.
Can technology help save our oceans? | World Economic Forum
2022年1月4日 · The role of technology. There is currently no possibility of the world reaching the 30% target for marine protected areas (MPAs) with existing policies and systems of governance. Most countries have declared MPAs in their exclusive economic zones but due to poor enforcement the coverage, only 2.7% of the ocean can be considered highly protected.
These 5 amazing people are fighting to save our oceans
2018年6月25日 · Coming from private, media, grassroots and multilateral organizations, these are some of the individuals who will ensure our oceans remain sources of life for generations to come. Using tourism to protect coastlines. Gloria Fluxa Thienemann, Iberostar. Gloria Fluxa Thienemann is changing the impact of seaside tourism.
The decline of our oceans is accelerating, but it’s not too late to ...
2018年5月17日 · Increase marine protected areas. We must meet the SDG14 target of establishing 10% of the ocean as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2020. Thanks to MPAs created recently by Brazil, Chile, Mexico, the UK and others, we are now at around 7%. The time has come to establish extensive MPAs in the high seas.
COVID-19 has made plastic pollution worse - The World Economic …
2021年4月16日 · 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean each year, and recent studies suggest that 90 million tons could enter by 2030. From single-use plastic bans to taxes, here policy and legal approaches can help curb the amount of plastic pollution. A whopping 8 million tons of plastic winds up in the ocean each year, endangering wildlife and polluting ...
12 robots that could make (or break) the oceans
2016年9月16日 · Some of these disruptive marine technologies could mean a cleaner and safer future for our oceans. Others could themselves represent new challenges for ocean health. The following 12 emerging ocean technologies are changing the way we harvest food, energy, minerals and data from our seas. 1. Autonomous ships.
5 inventions that could transform the health of our ocean
2020年5月28日 · 5 steps that could end the plastic pollution crisis – and save our ocean How sustainable infrastructure can aid the post-COVID recovery And the need for such ideas is acute: a study undertaken by the World Economic Forum and partners has found that – without action – by 2050, the weight of plastics in the ocean could be greater than the ...
Here are 5 of the biggest threats to our oceans, and how we can …
2018年6月8日 · Here are five of the biggest challenges our oceans face, and what we can do to solve them. 1. Climate change. Climate change arguably presents the greatest threat to ocean health. It is making oceans hotter, promoting acidification, and making it harder to breathe in them by reducing dissolved oxygen levels.
How technology can help to achieve 30% ocean protection | World ...
2021年3月11日 · A growing number of countries are pledging to protect and conserve at least 30% of the ocean by 2030. Securing such a vast area requires new cutting-edge technology to monitor illegal activities and movements of species. Luckily, this field has been developing fast with new inventions and tech collaborations, writes the Wildlife Conservation ...