Canberra, June 7 -- The global goal to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030 will not be sufficient to ensure the survival of marine megafauna such as whales, sharks, turtles, and seals, according to a collective study by international scientists at the Australian National University.
The study, which saw scientists from various countries doing a collaborative research at ANU, mapped the world's most critical ocean habitats for marine megafauna, revealing that even ambitious global protection targets will fall short of safeguarding these threatened species.
In December 2022, the Convention on Biological Diversity parties agreed to conserve 30% of Earth's land and seas by 2030, but the United Nations Environment Program notes that...