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7. Efforts to preserve and restore oceans and coastal ecosystems

Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management

Sustainable ocean planning and management (SOPM) is a comprehensive, strategic and future-oriented framework designed to guide decision-making about the overall sustainable use and conservation of a nation's entire ocean resources. By integrating ecosystem and economic considerations, societal benefits, and climate resilience, SOPM aims at preserving the long-term health of marine ecosystems, and the natural services they provide, while optimizing sustainable economic growth at all scales (from local to global). It further aims at incorporating adaptive management strategies to address climate change impacts and environmental variability.

How this solutions relates to the action agenda

Axis: Stewarding Forests, Oceans, and Biodiversity

Key Objective: 7. Efforts to preserve and restore oceans and coastal ecosystems

Why it matters

By 2050, a healthy and productive Ocean has delivered up to 25% GHG emissions reduction and contibuted to a resilient, nature-positive and net-zero future. Scale up and strengthen participatory and inclusive ocean governance and decision making: Support countries and partners to establish participatory and equitable governance, decision-making and management systems at seascape level.

Sources:

100% Alliance / High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

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