Protecting the #ocean is a key #biodiversity target within the new Global Biodiversity Framework at #COP15
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1603040242075926530
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Biodiversity in international waters:
🔹 the ocean absorbs 1/4 of the 🌐 CO2 yearly emissions
🔹 1/2 of the oxygen we breathe is from marine organisms
🔹 but only 1% of 🌊 beyond national jurisdiction is protected
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1603040246194634753
Our goals for the Ocean @ #CoP15
🔹 #sustainable use of biodiversity & ecosystems
🔹 30% of 🌐 🌊 protected by 2030
🔹 restoring 3Bn hectares of 🌊
🔹🛑drivers of biodiversity loss, e.g. invasive alien species & plastics
🔹 nature-based solutions
#ForOurPlanet #ForNature
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1603040248086384640