{"id":13545,"date":"2025-06-16T16:48:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medreact.org\/?p=13545"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:53:04","slug":"unoc-2025-the-world-gathers-in-nice-by-a-sea-in-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medreact.org\/en\/unoc-2025-the-world-gathers-in-nice-by-a-sea-in-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"UNOC 2025: The world gathers in Nice by a sea in crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the 9 - 13<strong> <\/strong>3 June 2025, the<strong> United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) <\/strong>will take place in a marine region that is facing one of the worst environmental crises: the Mediterranean. As heads of state, ministers, scientists, and civil society gather to discuss the future of our global oceans, the Mediterranean will stand out as a stark and urgent reminder of marine degradation&nbsp; and of recovery&nbsp; actions that can no longer be delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covering less than 1% of the world\u2019s ocean,<strong> the Mediterranean is home to nearly 18% of known marine species<\/strong>, many of them endemic. It is a cradle of biodiversity, a cultural crossroad, a vital carbon sink, and a critical habitat for many endangered species. Yet despite its significance,<strong> the Mediterranean is facing&nbsp; a deep&nbsp; ecological&nbsp; crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overfishing continues at unsustainable levels, with <strong>58% of assessed fish stocks overexploited,<\/strong> threatening not only marine ecosystems but also the livelihoods and food security of coastal communities. Meanwhile, plastic and toxic pollution are choking the <em>Mare Nostrum<\/em>, <strong>one of the most polluted in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Climate change is hitting the region <\/strong>20% faster than the global ocean average,&nbsp; disrupting marine&nbsp; ecosystems and threatening biodiversity .&nbsp; Critical habitats, essential for supporting marine life , carbon storage and coastal protection, are withering under the combined impacts of rising temperatures, overfishing, acidification, and pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the sobering setting for UNOC 2025, a world event&nbsp; aiming to galvanize global ambition around the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But ambition, and political declarations alone, are not enough. <\/strong>Statements and announcements&nbsp; made under the spotlight of global events&nbsp; must be matched by strong and concrete&nbsp; measures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is particularly the case for <strong>France,<\/strong> the hosting country of UNOC25.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only a few miles from Nice, in the deep waters of the Gulf of Lion, &nbsp; there is a glaring example of France\u2019s failure to enact its own commitments to protect the Mediterranean Sea.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gulf of Lion Fisheries Restricted Area (FRA), established in 2008&nbsp; to protect vulnerable marine&nbsp; ecosystems and key habitats of&nbsp; commercial species, remains open to bottom trawling, in defy of&nbsp; scientific advice for a total ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mediterranean Sea is more than a scenic world stage \u2014it is a test on&nbsp; France\u2019s credibility in front of UNOC,&nbsp; and an opportunity to&nbsp; prove&nbsp; to the world community that by fully protecting the Gulf of Lion FR, France&nbsp; can lead by example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 9 - 13 3 June 2025, the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) will take place in a marine region that is facing one of the worst environmental crises: the Mediterranean. 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