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  • Innovating for healthy oceans

    Investing in life below water is an investment in all sustainable development goals

    Posted: in International, Policy

    Written By

    Eric Schwaab

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    This piece is now available on Mongabay.

    During New York Climate Week, climate leaders will gather together to make essential decisions to mitigate the effects of climate change. It is critical that our oceans are a priority.

    The ocean is profoundly underfunded, and yet it is absolutely vital to billions of lives around the world and climate resilience. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, “Life Below Water,” is the least funded of the SDGs — despite the fact that it can support all of the other Sustainable Development Goals. Without serious investment in our oceans, we risk missing the mark overall.

    Read about the critical need to achieve this goal to ensure the health of our oceans on Mongabay now.