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"International delegates attending the eighth annual Our Ocean Conference in
Panama March 2-3 have pledged billions to protect the world’s oceans.
Participants made 341 commitments worth nearly $20 billion, including funding
for expanding and improving marine protected areas and biodiversity corridors.
Previous Our Ocean conferences have generated more than 1,800 commitments worth
approximately $108 billion.
The president of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, who inaugurated the event,
said the conference was an opportunity for “countries of the world to hold
frank conversations with the purpose of committing ourselves to actions for the
preservation and strengthening of life in the ocean.
“As Panamanians we inhabit a narrow strip surrounded by blue,” Cohen said in a
statement. “To protect it, we should all think of the ocean as a source of life
and recognize it as a great ally in our fight against the climate and
biodiversity crises.”
Panama, the first Latin American country to host an Our Ocean conference,
announced at the event that it was adding 36,058 square miles to its existing
Banco Volcán Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Caribbean Sea, an area
characterized by deep-sea mountain ranges and high biodiversity. The Banco
Volcán MPA was established in 2015 with the protection of 5,487 square miles.
Its expansion would bring the total amount of ocean protection within Panama’s
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to more than 54%."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
