Ocean Action Boosted in Africa as Biodiversity Leaders Call for Urgent Synergy, Funding Reform

NICE, France, Jun 13 (IPS) - As the curtains draw on the UN Ocean Conference, a flurry of voluntary commitments and political declarations has injected fresh impetus into global efforts to conserve marine biodiversity. With the world’s oceans facing unprecedented threats, high-level biodiversity officials and negotiators are sounding the alarm and calling for renewed momentum—and funding—to deliver on long-standing promises.