CMPUT174 Lecture 15: Why We Need to Save Our Oceans Now
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Why we need to save our oceans now not later by jose vicente troya (united nations), 2017. This is already happening at a staggering rate. It"s a lose-lose for all: people and planet. Around 80 percent of fishing is either collapsing or just fully exploited. The ocean is also being polluted at an alarming rate. Fertilizer run-off and 10 to 20 million metric tons of plastic debris enter the oceans each year and destroy biodiversity and ecosystems. At this rate the number of dead zones will increase and by the year 2050 the oceans could contain more plastic than fish, measured by weight. If we don"t take action now this trend may become irreversible. The conference will focus will be on the sustainable development goal (sdg) 14, to conserve and sustainably usethe oceans, seas and marine resources. This sdg along with 16others compose the sustainable development agenda globally adopted in 2015.