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I'm going to post about marine protected areas today, an important tool in protecting ocean health
First up: It's important to know what threats the ocean faces
I'm going to post about marine protected areas today, an important tool in protecting ocean health
First up: It's important to know what threats the ocean faces
According to the @UN, nearly 1 million species are threatened with extinction from habitat loss, hunting (and fishing), pollution, climate change, and invasive species
Here's a fact sheet from @IPBES, which can help students talk about those threats https://ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment
Here's a fact sheet from @IPBES, which can help students talk about those threats https://ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment
My friend, Guam Senator Carlotta Leon Guerrero, helps put this biodiversity report into context
She talks about what this report means to her as a Pacific Islander.
I wonder what this report would mean to your students? Ask them to write about it! https://grist.org/article/the-u-n-says-1-million-species-could-disappear-pacific-islands-have-a-solution/
She talks about what this report means to her as a Pacific Islander.
I wonder what this report would mean to your students? Ask them to write about it! https://grist.org/article/the-u-n-says-1-million-species-could-disappear-pacific-islands-have-a-solution/
The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that we’ll need to protect at least 30 percent of every coastal and marine habitat by 2030 if we’re serious about conserving the natural systems that underpin our quality of life.
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/resrecfiles/WCC_2016_RES_050_EN.pdf
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/resrecfiles/WCC_2016_RES_050_EN.pdf
