Events
27 September, 2021

What’s happening on the environment at the WTO? Recent developments and WTO Member initiatives in the lead up to MC 12

Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
Events
27 May, 2021

Strange Natures: conservation in the era of synthetic biology

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Marc Hufty
News
15th September 2022

CIES Publications News | September 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
News
22nd June 2022

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Executive Education and Anne Saab
Events
12 May, 2022

Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems

Centre for International Environmental Studies
News
28th June 2021

The Right to a Sound Environment

Jorge Vinuales
Events
22 June, 2021

2030 DFS | Could Better Data Contribute To Making Peace With Nature?

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
Publications
Journal article, October 2016

The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation

Dario Piselli
Events
1–4 February 2022

2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding
News
28th June 2022

CIES Publications News | June 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Events
31 August, 2021

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

Executive Education and Anne Saab
News
24th September 2021

Welcome Event with CIES and EC

Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Goal 14 aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform highlights that the “increasingly adverse impacts of climate change (including ocean acidification), overfishing and marine pollution are jeopardizing recent gains in protecting portions of the world’s oceans”. Read more about Goal 14

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Target 14.1

By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

Target 14.2

By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

Target 14.3

Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

Target 14.4

By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

Target 14.5

By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

Target 14.6

By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

Target 14.7

By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

Target 14.a

Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

Target 14.b

Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

Target 14.c

Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want