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If the ocean is to continue to sustain life on this planet and mitigate the effects of our reckless climate change then we must start to treat it not as a resource for (over)exploitation but as a climate-action solution (Photo: EUobserver)

EU needs to act on the science to preserve oceans

The importance of the world's ocean cannot be overstated: it supplies 50 percent of the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions of people, and provides livelihoods for millions more.

The ocean is the great biological pump of global atmospheric and thermal regulation, and the driver of the water and nutrient cycles. As one of our most powerful tools for mitigating the effects of climate change, the ocean is a critical ally, and we must do everything in our power to safeguard it.

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Isabella Lövin is a former deputy prime minister of Sweden, former environment minister and former Green MEP.

If the ocean is to continue to sustain life on this planet and mitigate the effects of our reckless climate change then we must start to treat it not as a resource for (over)exploitation but as a climate-action solution (Photo: EUobserver)

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Isabella Lövin is a former deputy prime minister of Sweden, former environment minister and former Green MEP.

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