Nearly 10% of Global Ocean Now Protected, But Indian Ocean–Sized Area Still Needs Safeguarding: UNEP
Under the 23 agreed targets, the CBD parties committed to conserving nature by protecting and conserving areas, incorporating sustainable use of resources, and recognising Indigenous and traditional territories through these areas. As per the latest records from The Protected Planet Report 2024, 8.6 per cent of ocean and coastal areas globally were within documented protected…