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Government of Canada invests in Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group | |
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2019-08-30 | |
发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 加拿大 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | August 30, 2019 Ottawa, Ontario – Canada is an ocean nation. With the world’s longest coastline and surrounded by three oceans, our marine ecosystems are home to an abundance of marine life and support over 350,000 Canadian jobs. However, the Government of Canada recognizes that our oceans, waterways and coastlines face urgent threats, from warming waters due to climate change, to a decline in marine biodiversity. This has a direct impact on the health of our environment and economy. In response, The Government of Canada is taking action now. We have protected almost 14% of our marine and coastal areas and put in place the Oceans Protection Plan, the most significant investment in Canadian history to protect our waters and coasts. Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced $2.7 million over the next four years to further protect our oceans through the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Ocean Observations. The Action Group will advance ocean observation through innovation and development; and promote the sharing of information to make data, knowledge and best practices more accessible, including to small island developing states. Increased access to information will ensure decisions, products and services are based in ocean science. The Action Group will also develop strategies to build greater ocean literacy and inclusiveness, including gender equality; and increase the opportunity for young science professionals to participate in ocean-related educational activities, exchanges and joint projects. Canada remains committed to advancing ocean science internationally. Its investment in the Blue Charter will foster greater collaboration among Commonwealth partners and support its work as a member of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) including the activities of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. It will also increase opportunities for women and youth in all disciplines, including science. To further equality in ocean science, Canada hosted an Empowering Women in the UN Decade event on June 27, 2019 at the 30th session of the IOC Assembly in Paris, and funded a Canadian female Ocean Science staff at the IOC. Canada has also offered to support the UN Decade through a project office, designed to serve as a focal point for the planning, promotion, and coordination of UN Decade activities. Quotes
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来源平台 | Government of Canada - Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/242737 |
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