Background paper on conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
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United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;United Nations. Economic and Social Council;
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Oceans are the earth’s largest resource and cover more than 70 per cent of its surface area. According to the World Wildlife Fund report entitled, Reviving the Ocean Economy. according to Africa’s Blue Economy: a policy handbook, published by the Economic Commission for Africa, some 50 per cent of the world’s population lives within 60 kilometers of an ocean or sea, and over 90 per cent of international trade is dependent on those bodies of water. Hundreds of millions of people depend on oceans, which are a key source of food, energy, minerals, and health-related and leisure resources, and are crossed by major transport routes. Historically, Africa has exploited the oceans for shipping, fishing and offshore drilling for oil and gas. The governance of Africa’s marine areas, coasts and oceans is guided by Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, particularly paragraph 15, which states that, “Africa’s Blue/ocean economy, which is three times the size of its landmass, shall be a major contributor to continental transformation and growth, through knowledge on marine and aquatic biotechnology, the growth of an Africa-wide shipping industry, the development of sea, river and lake transport and fishing; and exploitation and benefaction of deep sea mineral and other resources”.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic and Social Council (2017-05). Background paper on conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. UN. ECA Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development(3rd session: 2017, May 17 - 19: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). https://hdl.handle.net/10855/23765”Conference
UN. ECA Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development(3rd session: 2017, May 17 - 19: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)Collections
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