A high-level international workshop convened by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) and cosponsored by IUCN was the first such meeting of marine scientists of its kind designed to consider the cumulative impact of multiple stressors on the ocean, including warming, acidification, and overfishing. The 27 participants from 18 organisations in 6 countries produced an assessment of current threats — and a stark conclusion about future risks to marine and human life if the current trajectory of damage continues: that the world's ocean is at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history.
The report summary* outlines the main findings and recommendations including the "Urgent introduction by the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly of effective governance of the High Seas.
The full report will be released at a later date.
*Rogers, A.D. & Laffoley, D.d'A. 2011. International Earth system expert workshop on ocean stresses and impacts. Summary report. IPSO Oxford, 18 pp.
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