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Ocean protections drift behind those on land, but science can help

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Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2015-11-20

A hodgepodge of laws protects roughly 15 percent of Earth’s land, but safeguards for the ocean lag behind. Today, laws shelter a meager 3.6 percent of the planet’s liquid blue surface. But a recent position paper in Science says lawmakers are beginning to close the gap.

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http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/ocean-protections-drift-behind-those-on-land-but-science-can-help/