Charting a course for genetic diversity in the UN Decade of Ocean Science.

ABSTRACT: The health of the world's oceans is intrinsically linked to the biodiversity of the ecosystems they sustain. The importance of protecting and maintaining ocean biodiversity has been affirmed through the setting of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 to conserve and sustainably use the ocean for society's continuing needs. The decade beginning 2021-2030 has additionally been declared as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. This program aims to maximize the benefits of ocean science to the management, conservation, and sustainable development of the marine environment by facilitating communication and cooperation at the science-policy interface. A central principle of the program is the conservation of species and ecosystem components of biodiversity. However, a sig

SUBMITTER: Thomson AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210796 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature