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UNESCO ocean programmes
The ocean is where all life began – it shelters 157,000 known species and up to a million species that have yet to be discovered. Earth could not breathe without the ocean – this blue lung absorbs a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, 3 billion people, almost half of humanity, depend directly on the ocean for their livelihoods.
28 March 2025
Last update:1 April 2025
UNESCO ocean programmes
2022
UNESCO
