Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact

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Mankind does not depend on the aquatic environment only through fishing, trade and transportation, but depends fundamentally on this environment. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere (about 70%) is produced by marine plants, so we can only estimate how important these aquatic environments are for our ecosystem, being obvious the need to protect nature in this regard.

Climate change and unsustainable behavior are the main threats to the oceans and seas. With 245 km of sea coast, Romania must also play a direct role in protecting the seas and marine resources.

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Targets:

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14.1 By 2025, the prevention and significant reduction of marine pollution of all kinds, especially from land-based activities, including marine litter pollution and nutrient pollution.

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14.2 By 2030, sustainable management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystems, to avoid significant negative impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and taking steps to restore them to healthy and productive oceans.

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14.3 Minimize and manage the impact of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels.

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14.4 By 2030, the effective regulation of fisheries and the elimination of overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices, and the implementation of science-based management plans to restore fish stocks as soon as possible, at least levels that would ensure maximum sustainable yield, as determined by their biological characteristics.

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14.5 By 2030, the conservation of at least 10 percent of coastal and marine areas, in accordance with national and international law and based on the best available scientific evidence

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14.6 By 2030, ban forms of fishing subsidy that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective treatment, especially and differentiated for the least developed countries should be an integral part of the negotiation of fisheries subsidies in the World Trade Organization.

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14.7 By 2030, increase the economic benefits for small island states and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism.