Global Goal 14: Life Below Water
What is the Goal?
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Protecting biodiversity and marine sites is vital to building and sustaining coastal communities.
By 2000, 1.9 % of coastal and marine areas were protected.
By 2014, 8,4 % of coastal and marine areas were protected.
By 2020, prevent any further losses to marine biodiversity.
By 2030, we’ll have reduced the pollution in our oceans and all coastal and marine areas are protected.
Why does it matter?
Oceans provide key natural resources including food, medicines, biofuels and other products. They help with the breakdown and removal of waste and pollution, and their coastal ecosystems act as buffers to reduce damage from storms. Maintaining healthy oceans supports climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
