Yan Giron. BLUE LOBBY EU - Vous vous souvenez du World Ocean Summit... Global Ocean Commission Tells Us What We Don't Want to Hear. A report based on the analysis of marine scientists from around the globe urges governments to take action to address overfishing, ocean acidification, pollution, and climate change, or watch the oceans die.
This comes one week after the release of analysis that shows how much the ocean is acting as a mitigator of atmospheric warming by absorbing 25% of the CO2 we humans are producing and acting as a major heat sink to keep the worst impacts of climate change in check. The Commission is an independent body and includes political leaders, NGO chairs, scientists and academics from around the world. With the latest alarming findings it makes many recommendations. Global Ocean Commission. Why IUU Fishing is a Security Concern The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has singled out illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as one of the main factors contributing to fishery depletion and a key obstacle to achieving sustainability.
IUU fishing and overfishing have already affected the food security of vulnerable populations on land (see, for example, the Madagascar food security study carried out by Le Manach et al in 2012 concerning unreported fishing and stock decline, or the work of EJF in Sierra Leone). Global Ocean Commission Report. The Global Ocean Commission has released its highly anticipated report entitled From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean.
The report details eight proposals, to be implemented over the next five years, towards reversing top threats including biodiversity loss, over exploitation and inadequate management. The proposals come from discussions with scientists, NGOs, and policy makers to identify the most pressing oceans issues and their solutions. The Global Ocean Commission’s eight proposals for global ocean recovery. Read the report here. Global Ocean Commission Report Welcomed by IMO. From IMO – International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the recently-published report of the Global Ocean Commission (GOC), From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean, and its call for enhanced action at all levels to mitigate the threats to the global oceans described in the report.
In a letter to the co-chairs of the Global Ocean Commission (Mr. GOCletterfinal2014.pdf. Secretary-General welcomes Global Ocean Commission report. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the recently-published report of the Global Ocean Commission (GOC), From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean, and its call for enhanced action at all levels to mitigate the threats to the global oceans described in the report.
In a letter to the co-chairs of the Global Ocean Commission (Mr. José María Figueres, Mr. Trevor Manuel and Mr. David Miliband), Mr. Secretary-General welcomes Global Ocean Commission report. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the recently-published report of the Global Ocean Commission (GOC), From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean, and its call for enhanced action at all levels to mitigate the threats to the global oceans described in the report.
In a letter to the co-chairs of the Global Ocean Commission (Mr. José María Figueres, Mr.