Today, the United States, United Kingdom, Chile, Costa Rica, and France announced a new global partnership to advance the role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a nature-based solution in the fight against climate change. The announcement comes ahead of the United Nations climate change (COP 26) and biodiversity (COP 15) conferences later this year.
“The climate crisis is having profound impacts on marine ecosystems,” said John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. “At the same time, the ocean is a source of sustainable climate solutions. These include marine protected areas, which can help build climate resilience and store carbon, while conserving biodiversity. This is a decisive decade to dramatically scale up ocean and climate action — which are two sides of the same coin.”
New global partnership to elevate marine protected areas as tool in climate response | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
“The climate crisis is having profound impacts on marine ecosystems,” said John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. “At the same time, the ocean is a source of sustainable climate solutions. These include marine protected areas, which can help build climate resilience and store carbon, while conserving biodiversity. This is a decisive decade to dramatically scale up ocean and climate action — which are two sides of the same coin.”
New global partnership to elevate marine protected areas as tool in climate response | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration