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SDG Goal 14
The document discusses Goal 14 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which is to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources. It describes how oceans are threatened by issues like marine pollution, ocean acidification, and overfishing. Protecting oceans is important because they support the livelihoods of billions of people and contain tremendous biodiversity, though only a small fraction of marine species have been identified so far.
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SDG Goal 14
- 1. DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY Goal14: Life Below Water sub-geography of environment Presented by Shubham Gavhane
- 2. INTRODUCTION • The SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) (or Global Goals for Sustainable Development) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly. • The goals are broad and interdependent, yet each has a separate list of targets to achieve. Achieving all targets would signal accomplishing all 17 goals. The SDGs cover social and economic development issues.
- 3. SDG Wheel Goal 14:Life Below Water
- 4. "Conserve and sustainably use theoceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development." Objective of the Goal 14
- 5. • We area land dwelling species, but we depend more on our oceans than we can imagine. • Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods. • Globally, the market value of marine and coastal resources and industries is estimated at USD 3 trillion per year or close to 5% of global GDP. • Oceans contain more than 200,000 identified species, but actual numbers may lie in the millions. It is estimated that 91% of ocean species have yet to be classified, and that 95% Why Goal 14 ?
- 8. • MARINE POLLUTION •Marine pollution, an overwhelming majority of which comes from land-based sources, is reaching alarming levels, with an average of 13,000 pieces of plastic litter to be found on every square kilometre of ocean.
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- 11. • OCEAN ACIDIFICATION •Oceans also absorb about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide produced by humans, and we are seeing a 26 percent rise in ocean acidification since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
- 13. • OVER FISHING •Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods. However, today we are seeing 30 percent of the world’s fish stocks overexploited, reaching below the level at which they can produce sustainable yields.
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