WMO INTERNATIONAL : UNITED NATIONS OCEAN CONFERENCE 2025 NOW
Excerpts: The UN Ocean Conference from 9 to 13 June, is co-hosted by the governments of France and Costa Rica. It is expected to adopt a political declaration and registry of voluntary commitments – called the Nice Ocean Action Plan to conserve and sustainably use the ocean” in support of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on life above and below the water.French President Emmanuel Macron and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica joined UN secretary-General Antonio Guterres in calling for more science-based action to protect ocean health which is so vital to planetary health.
The ocean absorbs more than 90 percent of excess heat from human activities. Ocean warming and glacier melt is accelerating sea-level rise. Record ocean temperatures and acidification are inflicting severe and long-lasting damage.
This is having a tsunami-like impact on sustainable development of the ocean and resulting in billions of dollars of damage to the Blue Economy.
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