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World Coastal Forum puts spotlight on green growth
The first-ever global assessment highlights key drivers of coastal ecosystem degradation and shows only 12.4% of coastal areas are protected, urging strengthened conservation efforts.
- The World Coastal Forum 2025 began on Wednesday in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, with the release of the report State of the World's Coastal Ecosystems at the opening ceremony.
- The joint assessment, prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources and International Union for Conservation of Nature, is the first global report on 13 types of coastal ecosystems, identifying urbanization, climate change and fisheries exploitation as key causes of decline.
- The forum's partnership includes 25 members from 14 countries and regions, while only 12.4 percent of coastal areas are protected, highlighting protection gaps, the report found.
- The forum aims to supply public knowledge products and governance solutions, with the report highlighting global efforts and Jiangsu pledging to strengthen coastal barriers, as Xin Changxing stated.
- The forum highlighted nature-based solutions and coastal restoration as priority actions, with the report found that since 2019, the Asian Development Bank committed over $3.8 billion to ocean health projects.
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