The oceans: The Law of the Sea Convention as a form of global governance

Authors

  • Duncan Currie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v13i1.4646

Keywords:

biodiversity, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), global governance, ocean acidification

Abstract

Life came from the ocean. Without the ocean, life on Earth is not possible. The ocean produces and regulates much of the planet’s oxygen and water, provides substantial amounts of its nutrient and carbon cycling and supports most of its biological diversity. Fish feed over 3 billion humans, supplying 20% of their animal protein intake (FAO, 2016). 

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Policy Quarterly volume 13 issue 1 2017

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2017-02-01

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2017): Policy Quarterly

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