Biodiversity & oceans

The oceans alone cover more than 70% of the planet’s surface and account for more than 90% of the habitable volume for the living world. However, it is estimated that to date only 10% of marine species have been described.

 

In addition, billions of people around the world depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their food needs. As one of the most important carbon stocks on Earth, the oceans also play a major role as climate regulators, having absorbed more than a third of the CO₂ emissions emitted by humans. But this has consequences for the biodiversity and marine organisms that inhabit these oceans.

 

The marine environment is now threatened by many pressures (pollution, overfishing, development of tourism, the effect of climate change, etc.).