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To solve climate change, remember the ocean

This year offers nations their best chance yet to protect oceans and coasts, and to capitalize on the carbon-capturing potential of these environments, says Janis Searles Jones.
  1. Janis Searles Jones

    1. Janis Searles Jones is chief executive of Ocean Conservancy, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington DC that develops science-based policies for marine protection. Her Twitter is @InVeritas_Jones.

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More than two-thirds of the planet is covered by ocean, but these waters have not received their due in terms of research dollars or public attention. That means the dangers that the seas face from climate change — and the solutions that they offer — are often overlooked.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02832-w

This article is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 media outlets to highlight the issue of climate change.

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