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Rebuilding marine life

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  • Carlos M. Duarte

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Aarhus University
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Susana Agusti

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Edward Barbier

    (Colorado State University)

  • Gregory L. Britten

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Juan Carlos Castilla

    (Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas and Centro Interdisciplinario de Cambio Global, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

  • Jean-Pierre Gattuso

    (Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne Université, CNRS
    Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, Sciences Po
    Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation)

  • Robinson W. Fulweiler

    (Boston University
    Boston University)

  • Terry P. Hughes

    (James Cook University)

  • Nancy Knowlton

    (Smithsonian Institution)

  • Catherine E. Lovelock

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Heike K. Lotze

    (Dalhousie University)

  • Milica Predragovic

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

  • Elvira Poloczanska

    (Integrative Ecophysiology)

  • Callum Roberts

    (University of York)

  • Boris Worm

    (Dalhousie University)

Abstract

Sustainable Development Goal 14 of the United Nations aims to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. Achieving this goal will require rebuilding the marine life-support systems that deliver the many benefits that society receives from a healthy ocean. Here we document the recovery of marine populations, habitats and ecosystems following past conservation interventions. Recovery rates across studies suggest that substantial recovery of the abundance, structure and function of marine life could be achieved by 2050, if major pressures—including climate change—are mitigated. Rebuilding marine life represents a doable Grand Challenge for humanity, an ethical obligation and a smart economic objective to achieve a sustainable future.

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  • Carlos M. Duarte & Susana Agusti & Edward Barbier & Gregory L. Britten & Juan Carlos Castilla & Jean-Pierre Gattuso & Robinson W. Fulweiler & Terry P. Hughes & Nancy Knowlton & Catherine E. Lovelock &, 2020. "Rebuilding marine life," Nature, Nature, vol. 580(7801), pages 39-51, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:580:y:2020:i:7801:d:10.1038_s41586-020-2146-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2146-7
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