As at: April 2007
COUNTDOWN 2010 for Marine Ecosystems
Key Messages for Enhancing Marine Conservation
European Expert Workshop Berlin, Germany 18 – 20 April 2007
Human impacts such as overfishing, contamination, acidification, and climate change are driving the loss of marine biodiversity and decrease the benefits that humans can derive from the seas. Our seas and oceans are essential for global food security, for sustaining economic prosperity, and for the environmental health of our planet.
Approximately 100 experts from 18 European Union Member States, UN organizations, regional seas conventions and NGOs met in Berlin during the German EU Presidency, 18-20 April 2007, and agreed on the following key messages.
These messages emphasise the importance of the active contribution of the European Union to improve the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity and outline important immediate steps towards reaching the EU target to halt biodiversity loss by 2010.
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