Our oceans are an absolute marvel - but they are also in a deep,
deep crisis. If we don’t act fast, our oceans will continue to
deteriorate and vital food sources and essential functions
provided to our planet and its people by the oceans could be
lost forever. Since healthy oceans underpin our very survival,
Greenpeace is today releasing an “Emergency Oceans Rescue Plan”
aimed at world leaders, which sets out the best way to save our
oceans- something that can and should be done at the Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) which takes place later this month
in Japan. Our plan shows how to create a global network of
marine reserves- wildlife parks at sea- to cover 40% of the
world’s oceans. As scientists keep telling us, that’s exactly
the kind of large-scale protection we need if we are to maintain
living oceans. Our “Emergency Oceans Rescue Plan ” is a call for
policy-makers to implement it. The benefits are obvious. Large-
scale marine reserves will not just protect the full diversity
of marine life and