Life Below Water. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Progress towards each target is being measured.
How we manage this vital resource is essential for humanity as a whole and to counterbalance the effects of climate change. That s about the same size as the united kingdom. Learn about our work.
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Below water oceans and seas cover over 70 of our planet. Sustainable development goal 14 goal 14 or sdg 14 is about life below water and is one of the 17 sustainable development goals established by the united nations in 2015. Agricultural runoff and sewage flowing into the ocean create areas of low oxygen dubbed dead zones. Our existence depends on them for food water energy and more yet they re suffering from overfishing and plastic pollution.