Blue Nature Alliance- Global Marine initiative

The Blue Nature Alliance is a global partnership of five core partners and few other Non-Profit Organisations. The core partners are Conservation International, The Global Environment Facility, the Pew Charitable Trusts, Minderoo Foundation and Rob and Melani Walton Foundation.

The Blue Alliance was launched on April 20, 2021.

Objective

The alliance aims to protect 5% of the world ocean in five years.

Target Areas of the Alliance

The alliance aims to target seven ocean locations. They are as follows:

• Antarctica
• Seychelles
• Canada
• Palau
• Western Indian Ocean
• Fiji
• Tristan da Cunha, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean

Need for the alliance

The world is covered by more than 70% of oceans. Oceans are highly important for human survival as they regulate weather, rainfall and oxygen levels in the air. Currently they are under great threats from pollution, climate change and over fishing.

According to the Marine Protection Atlas, more than 7% of the world oceans have been designated as “protected areas”. However, in reality only 2.7% are “fully protected”.

Marine Protection Atlas

It was launched by the Marine Conservation Institute in 2012. The atlas was prepared to provide the best available information on marine protection all over the world. This will help the marine conservation communities to work together and protect at least 30% of the world ocean by 2030. It has been built based on the World Database on Protected Areas.

World Database on Protected Areas

It holds the database on terrestrial and marine protected areas. It was a joint project between IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme).

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021