Tanzania calls on COP12 members to take stronger action to safeguard marine ecosystems
Tanzania's Minister of State, Hamad Masauni, urged Nairobi Convention member states to implement stronger, science-based actions to protect marine ecosystems. The call comes amid rising threats from climate change, plastic pollution, and unsustainable resource extraction in the Western Indian Ocean.
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Coordinated regional policy is essential for preserving biodiversity and protecting the livelihoods of coastal communities dependent on ocean health.
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has called on Nairobi Convention member states to take stronger and coordinated action against climate change, marine pollution and unsustainable use of ocean resources, warning that mounting pressures are threatening marine ecosystems and coastal livelihoods.
Minister of State in the Vice-President’s Office (Union and Environment), Engineer Hamad Masauni, made the call when opening the 12th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention (COP12) for the Western Indian Ocean region at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.
Addressing the various delegates at the meeting, the minister stated that climate change is intensifying threats to the ocean through rising water temperatures and acidity, putting coral reefs, fisheries and the livelihoods of coastal communities at risk.
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