EDITORIAL Nº 4 / 2019: 2019 FEATURED THEME OCEANS AND THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENDA

Abstract

Oceans! Their vastness and mysteries, their importance and deleterious effects have been slow to make them a priority on the international and national agenda. Incognito and sometimes inhospitable, it has surrendered to the position of carrier of many negative effects on humanity. The report of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, published in 2019, revealed that the five major problems of marine biodiversity are associated with climate change, habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species and pollution, including the issue of marine litter.