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The ocean gives us life: it provides half the oxygen we breathe, has absorbed a quarter of our CO2 emissions and over 90% of the excess heat trapped by those emissions, it puts food on our plates and is home to 80% of all life on Earth.
But it is in danger – and so are we. You may not be able to tell from above the surface, but the threats are many and the risks are real: plastic is choking sea life, pollution is causing ‘dead zones’, corals are dying, the ocean is warming and becoming more acidic, and too many boats are chasing fewer and fewer fish.
Luckily, it’s not too late to solve this crisis if we take urgent action NOW.
The ocean needs safe havens where nature can regenerate, and fortify itself against climate change and other threats, such as industrial fishing.
It’s time for a #Love30x30 ocean vision that strongly protects at least 30% of the ocean by 2030, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, coastal to high seas areas and everywhere in between.
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OCEAN UNITE
Ocean Unite’s expert team is working to catalyse Ocean regeneration by engaging and activating audiences on the importance of the ocean, as well as innovating change and accelerating investment in building ocean health and resilience.
We deploy our network of over 30 global influencers from the worlds of politics, business, sport and media to deliver crucial Ocean messages to decision-makers at key moments that matter, ensure that at least 30 per cent of the ocean is highly protected by 2030, and to build ocean resilience.
Because the Ocean is Everybody’s Business, we also work with companies to highlight the importance of the ocean and to encourage them to ‘blue’ their businesses.
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Last year, a major @UN climate report underscored a grim reality: Humanity is pushing the world’s #ocean to the brink. @ConservationOrg suggests 3 ways to save them: https://buff.ly/2Vj4t5k #OneOceanOnePlanet #oceanrisk #IPCC
It's #InternationalPolarBearDay! TAKE ACTION: Tell banks to #ProtectTheArctic and polar bears by NOT agreeing to fund Arctic drilling: https://sc.org/2I1xPNO
"It’s not an issue of ‘people vs nature’ because as people, we are part of nature. As we learn to protect each other, that protection must be reflected in the way we treat our environment."
Blog by @WILDOCEANSSA's @TweetAtRuthy, published on @VirginUnite
https://www.virgin.com/virgin-unite/south-africas-commitment-preserving-and-protecting-ocean?fbclid=IwAR38kS57okdZ-HtRZzAVu_m2SYGcSEMtbZAViugKASFmvNVV-mOo4YfaTZs
South Africa is a top 3 global hotspot for shark and ray diversity.
Watch this space. 5 March 2020
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Since August, fishers in India, from the small-scale ones to owners of giant trawlers, echo a similar lament. There are no fish in the #ocean. Read this article to find out why: https://buff.ly/2vXGmOE via @qz #overfishing #climatechange
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