The new IUCNRedList update 'reveals a perfect storm of unsustainable human activity decimating marine life around the globe,' said the group's director general. 'We urgently need to address the linked climate and biodiversity crises.' COP15
at the time,"jeopardizes the livelihoods and food security of billions of people around the world."
"Human activity has had devastating effects on marine ecosystems and biodiversity, but it can also be harnessed to drive action as a matter of survival, equity, and climate justice," she added."If we are to secure a new future for the world's oceans and the essential biodiversity they harbor, we must act now."
According to the IUCN Red List, 20 of the 54 abalone species—some of the world's most expensive seafood—are threatened with extinction. The update also raised the alarm about dugongs, particularly in East Africa and New Caledonia. Populations of the large herbivorous marine mammals are threatened by fishing gear, oil and gas exploration and production, chemical pollution, and the destruction of seagrasses they rely on for food.
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