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- Recently, all 198 members of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Lisbon Declaration on ocean conservation.
About Lisbon Declaration
- Aim: is to follow science-based and innovative actions on an urgent basis.Â
- It sends a strong signal to urgently improve the health, sustainable use and resilience of the ocean. Â
- Need: It was recognised that developing countries, particularly small island developing states and least developed countries, need assistance with capacity building.
- Participants at the conference also agreed to work on preventing, reducing and controlling marine pollution. It includes:
- Nutrient pollution
- Untreated wastewater
- Â Solid waste discharges
- Hazardous substances
- Emissions from the maritime sector, including shipping, shipwrecks
- Anthropogenic underwater noise
Significance
- Sustainable ocean-based economies: developing and promoting innovative financing solutions to help create sustainable ocean-based economies as well as expanding nature-based solutions to help conserve and preserve coastal communities.  Â
- Restoring harmony with nature through a healthy, productive, sustainable and resilient ocean is critical for our planet, our lives and our future. Â
Source:DTE
