Publications by authors named "Torsten Thiele"
Article Synopsis
- A healthy ocean significantly contributes to human well-being by providing essential resources like medicines, food, and recreational opportunities, but its benefits are often overlooked.
- Climate change, pollution, loss of biodiversity, and social inequities pose serious threats to both ocean health and human health.
- To harness the ocean's health benefits sustainably, there must be a focus on equitable partnerships, enforcement of laws, and attention to human rights, social justice, and sustainability, with the healthcare sector playing a key role in this initiative.
The ocean, which regulates climate and supports vital ecosystem services, is crucial to our Earth system and livelihoods. Yet, it is threatened by anthropogenic pressures and climate change. A healthy ocean that supports a sustainable ocean economy requires adequate financing vehicles that generate, invest, align, and account for financial capital to achieve sustained ocean health and governance.
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