Oceans

ISSUES

Oceans: Approaching the Point of No Return

The oceans and seas of the world, which cover 71% of the earth’s surface, still remain the least known territories. Only 10% of deep ocean cartography has been indexed and to date, only 2% of the ocean floor has been explored. According to scientific estimations, these ecosystems provide a habitat for 90% of the biomass and 80% of the biodiversity in the world – of which, as yet only 5% are known (274 000 marine species).
In addition to their ecological importance, oceans feed 3.5 billion human beings. The fishing and aquaculture industries employ 35 million people in the world, and the produce of the sea makes up at least half of mineral provisions and animal proteins for Africa and South Asia. Marine territories also provide support and resources for human activities: transport, tourism, minerals (bromine, magnesium etc.) and energy (gas, petrol, oil, tides, currents, etc). 30% of petrol production in the world is extracted fr...

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DEBATES

A giant step for protecting ocean life

Alistair Gammell

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FOCUS

Extinctions

Polar bears will not be the only ones to disappear because of global warming. Many other – less visible or less symbolic – species will also be threatened. For them, global warming will be the last straw as man...

VIDEOS

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16/06/2010	So many people across the U.S. want to help with the oil spill, especially...	15/06/2010	Oil spill specialist Rick Steiner accompanies a media team to Cat and Bird...

GREEN TIPS

The survival of Tuvalu

Under the impetus of Liliane Le Gallic and her program « Small is Beautiful», two biogas installations, a...

INDICATORS

Biocapacity
National biodiversity index
Threatened ecosystems
Protected areas

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