The State of the Oceans report from Statisa and the German Ocean foundation gives us an overview of how they see the current state of the oceans around the world.

This report discusses how the oceans are critical for an environmentally, economically and socially sustainable future. However, the impacts of climate change and pollution are seriously impacting the state of the ocean.

In 2015 global leaders agreed to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for protecting the planet. SDG 14 focused on life below water. Unfortunately, the 2020 goals for SDG 14 have not been met. But we keep have to keep trying. In 2022, world leaders again looked to protect 30% of coastal and marine environments by 2030. Progress is being made. Eleven countries have already met the target. We still have a long way to go.

The report is available at www.statista.com

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