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Great Barrier Reef in danger: Don’t fight the diagnosis, fight the threats (commentary)
At the end of June, UNESCO issued a draft decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” due to multiplying threats. The Australian government reacted by saying the decision was politically motivated, without addressing the problems. The “in danger” proposal is currently being debated by the World Heritage Committee during its Extended 44th Session hosted virtually in Fuzhou, China. “My plea to the government and to my fellow Australians: don’t let politics thwart science.
Great Barrier Reef in danger: Don’t fight the diagnosis, fight the threats
At the end of June, UNESCO issued a draft decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” due to multiplying threats. The Australian government reacted by saying the decision was politically motivated, without addressing the problems. The “in danger” proposal is currently being debated by the World Heritage Committee during its Extended 44th Session hosted virtually in Fuzhou, China. “My plea to the government and to my fellow Australians: don’t let politics thwart science.
Great Barrier Reef in danger: Don’t fight the diagnosis, fight the threats (commentary)
At the end of June, UNESCO issued a draft decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” due to multiplying threats. The Australian government reacted by saying the decision was politically motivated, without addressing the problems. The “in danger” proposal is currently being debated by the World Heritage Committee during its Extended 44th Session hosted virtually in Fuzhou, China. “My plea to the government and to my fellow Australians: don’t let politics thwart science.
Race to restore
‘UNPRECEDENTED’ might be judged the most used adjective of 2020. The end of the year brought one more occasion to use the word, when the leaders of 14 countries put forward a new ocean action agenda underpinned by sustainably managing 100 per cent of national waters. Asia-Pacific nations were well represented on the High Level Panel. This signals new or strengthened national policies that balance sustainable use of the ocean with the protection and restoration of the marine and coastal ecosystems.
OP-ED: Building Asia-Pacific's Sustainable Ocean Economy
If fully implemented, December’s pledge could kickstart an unprecedented shift toward ocean management Unprecedented might be just the most used adjective of 2020, and too often for dire reasons. Yet, the end of the year brought one more occasion to use the word, when the leaders of 14 countries put forward a new ocean action agenda underpinned by sustainably managing 100 per cent of national waters.
Valuable-but vulnerable: why sustainability must be at the heart of the marine economy
A Sperm whale plays with a plastic bag near Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean. Image: WWF-Singapore In the Blue Economy, governments and the private sector see enormous potential for marine industries old and new – from fishing to sea-bed mining, energy extraction to bio-prospecting. The ocean economy, conservatively valued at over US$2.5 trillion each year, is predicted to double in size by 2030.
Make or break moment for the oceans
John Tanzer is the leader of WWF-International's oceans program and an adjunct professor at the Australian Research Council's Centre for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University and the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. Fredrik Lind is a senior partner of The Boston Consulting Group, where he leads the firm's Social Impact and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practices in the Nordics. The opinions expressed in this commentary are theirs.
The economic case for saving the world’s oceans
June 8 is World Oceans Day, so you will probably see articles quoting conservationists raising the alarm about declining ocean health. They are right to do so. The ocean needs a lot of help right now. But I worry that the people reading articles that quote conservationists are conservationists themselves. We need to reach and influence a different audience if we hope to change the story about our oceans. I say this with no disrespect to conservationists.
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