Our Common future-The Clean Environment

    Restoring Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing Oil Spills and Marine Pollution in Line with SDG 14 Coastal ecosystems, encompassing mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass meadows, estuaries, and salt marshes, are vital for maintaining global biodiversity, regulating climate, and supporting the livelihoods of millions of people, particularly in coastal and island communities. These ecosystems provide crucial ecosystem services, including acting as natural buffers against storm surges and coastal erosion, sequestering carbon, and breeding and breeding grounds for countless marine species. They are also essential for global food security, supporting fisheries that feed billions of people worldwide. However, human activities increasingly threaten coastal ecosystems, particularly oil spills and marine pollution. Oil spills release vast amounts of toxic hydrocarbons into marine environments, causing widespread damage to habitats and species. Mangroves suffocate under oil coverage, coral ree...