AQUATIC VIBRANT

life below water

GOAL 14

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ABOUT LIFE BELOW WATER

DEFINITION

LIFFE BELOW WATER IS ONE OF THE 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ESTABLISHED BY UNITED NATIONS IN 2015.

CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY USE THE OCEANS, SEA AND MARINE RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

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IMPORTANCE

CHALLENGES

THEY HELP WITH THE BREAKDOWN AND REMOVAL OF WASTE AND POLLUTION, AND THEIR COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS ACT AS BUFFERS TO REDUCE DAMAGE FROM STORMS.

1. OVER 3 BILLION PEOPLE DEPEND ON MARINE AND COASTAL BIODIVERSITY FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS.

2. 40% OF WORLD OCEANS SUFFER FROM OVERFISHING. POOR FISHING PRACTICES AND POOR WASTE MANAGEMENT

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SOLUTIONS

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1. REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND PROTECT MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS

2. END HARMFUL FISHINNG SUBSIDIES AND STOP UNREPORTED, UNREGULATED AND DESTRUCTIVE FISHING PRACTICES.

TARGETS

1. REDUCE MARINE POLLUTION

2. PROTECT AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS

3. REDUCE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

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4. SUSTAINABLE FISHING

5. CONSERVE COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS

6. END SUBSIDIES CONTRIBUTING TO OVERFISHING

7. INCREASE THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE RESOURCES

8. INCREASE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOR OCEAN HEALTH

9. SUPPORT SMALL SCALE FISHERS

10. IMPLEMENT AND ENORCE INTERNATIONAL SEA LAW