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MEMBERS OF THE GAMING COMMUNITY CALLING ON WORLD LEADERS TO BETTER PROTECT OUR OCEAN AND CORAL REEFS… BEFORE IT’S GAME OVER.
MEMBERS OF THE GAMING COMMUNITY CALLING ON WORLD LEADERS TO BETTER PROTECT OUR OCEAN AND CORAL REEFS… BEFORE IT’S GAME OVER.
The future of our ocean will be determined at a series of upcoming international policy meetings. We’ll showcase your support at these key meetings to influence world leaders.
Why? Because all life on Earth relies on a healthy ocean. Coral reefs alone support 25 percent of all ocean life and almost a billion people with food and income — their collapse is an indicator that we’ve reached a tipping point, not just for the ocean, but also for the planet.
Covering more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface, our Ocean - which is one body of water across the entire globe- supports the livelihoods and nutritional needs of billions of people and is home to millions of species.
Marine ecosystem services comprise more than 60 percent of the economic value of all life on Earth, with one in ten people relying on marine fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihood.
The Ocean makes life on earth habitable, regulating weather and temperature patterns while serving as a critically important carbon sink, through ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and chemical processes.
Some estimates say that the Ocean absorbing as much as 90 percent of the additional heat that carbon emission have trapped in our atmosphere, which has slowed the impacts of a warming planet.
However, 2/3 of the Ocean has been negatively impacted by human activity from pollution to unsustainable and overfishing to climate change, which is jeopardizing its ability to deliver the services that are vital to maintaining human well-being and healthy biodiversity.
Coral reefs that support 25 percent of all marine life are at risk of disappearing if our planet warms above 1.5 degrees Celcius over pre-industrial levels. Right now we are at 1.2.
At least 33 percent of fish stocks are currently overfished with 33 to 50 percent of critical marine habitats lost.
Reversing this trend requires immediate intervention by governments and innovation by the private sector to transform from business as usual.
World Leaders will meet several times in 2022 and we want to show them we are paying attention and that we care!
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