The Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, and four other partner agencies have been tasked with leading an initiative to curb land-based pollution of coastal areas and shorelines.<\/p>\n
The Global Environment Facility, GEF, council approved the source-to-sea initiative, which will direct up to $115m in grants to clean up coastal areas.<\/p>\n
FAO will co-lead the Clean and Healthy Oceans initiative alongside the Asian Development Bank, ADB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, and the Development Bank of Latin America, CAF.<\/p>\n
The programme will also map land-based sources of ocean pollution and develop solutions that improve both human and ocean health.<\/p>\n
Hypoxia caused by pollution from land-based sources, including excessive fertiliser use, untreated wastewater and organic waste, is reducing the amount of oxygen in oceans.<\/p>\n
The resulting \u201cdead zones\u201d lack sufficient oxygen to sustain living tissue.<\/p>\n
This and other sustainability problems such as ocean acidification, rising sea levels and overfishing are typically exacerbated by climate change.<\/p>\n
Value coastal fish species may migrate to areas with higher oxygen levels, while coral reefs may experience mass mortality and marine reproduction rates may decline.<\/p>\n
Through policy and regulatory innovation, infrastructure investments, and nature-based solutions, the Clean and Healthy Oceans strategy aims to curb land-based pollution of oceans.<\/p>\n
FAO will lead the initiative, managed in a partnership with the United Nations\u2019 Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Agency, UNESCO, and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.<\/p>\n
The programme aims to understand the effects of polluting land-based sources on hypoxia and to apply ocean science to develop solutions that improve both human and marine health.<\/p>\n
Executive President of CAF, Sergio D\u00edaz-Granados, said that the initiative reaffirms the multilateral commitment to fight climate change and promote the development of the blue economy.<\/p>\n
He emphasised the importance of reinforcing marine ecosystems to prevent overfishing and encourage the development of sustainable fisheries.<\/p>\n
The initiative will be implemented under the UN-led Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n
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