EU
Marine environment
Link to Source https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/marine-environment_en
Our seas provide us with endless natural resources, support wildlife, keep our climate stable and create employment opportunities. Coastal habitats protect us from extreme weather phenomena, and various coastal activities provide a livelihood to many Europeans. However, unsustainable practices and multiple pressures from human activities threaten the fragile balance of marine ecosystems. Our increased demands on the sea for food, shipping as well for offshore renewable energy production, just to name a few, increase the pressure on the marine environment. This leads to pollution, biodiversity loss, seabed damage, overexploitation, spread of non-indigenous species, marine litter, underwater noise, and ocean warming and acidification. The EU has a holistic framework to protect and conserve its coasts, seas, and the ocean, and ensure their sustainable use.
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