Goal 14 aims to protect and ensure the sustainable use of oceans. This includes:
- the reduction of marine pollution
- the impacts of ocean acidification
- the ending of overfishing
- the conservation of marine and coastal areas and ecosystems
Goal 14 has strong interdependencies with a broad range of other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as oceans:
- sustain coastal economies and livelihoods
- contribute to food production
- remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere