Integrating Marine Omics into the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Agenda 2030

Abstract

Life on Earth, including humanity, is tightly and inextricably intertwined with the environment. In a concerted effort to promote the well-being and dignity of humanity, while conserving and protecting the environment, the United Nations Resolution developed a series of targets in what is officially known as Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN Resolution A/RES/70/1 of 25 September 2015). This agenda lays out 17 ambitious "Global Goals" with a total of 169 targets that promote capacity building, eradication of poverty, and management practices that sustain the growing need for resources. There are specific targets outlined for marine resource conservation and use in Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14). These goals seek to guarantee benefits that humans derive from the variety, abundance, and biomass of marine species, and from the diverse interactions between these organisms and the marine environment. ‡ § |