{"id":57643,"date":"2025-11-07T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marevivo.it\/cop30-amazon-from-forest-to-ocean-the-climate-crisis-is-fought-with-the-sea\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:29:31","slug":"cop30-amazon-from-forest-to-ocean-the-climate-crisis-is-fought-with-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marevivo.it\/en\/blue-news-en\/cop30-amazon-from-forest-to-ocean-the-climate-crisis-is-fought-with-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"COP30 Amazon: From Forest to Ocean, the Climate Crisis Is Fought with the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”5\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]In Bel\u00e9m, leaders must work to save the planet\u2019s blue lung<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Let\u2019s save the tropical forests, but let\u2019s not forget the oceans. This is the warning issued by the
\nMarevivo Foundation on the eve of COP30. The climate summit in Bel\u00e9m will rightly focus on
\nprotecting the planet\u2019s largest green lung: the Amazon rainforest. Yet urgent action is also needed to
\nsafeguard the oceans, a true and indispensable resource for climate stability.
\nThe ocean is a gigantic \u201cheat sponge,\u201d absorbing and storing most of the excess energy accumulated
\nin the Earth\u2019s climate system: an estimated 89% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gases
\nis stored in the oceans. This extraordinary thermoregulating capacity is now pushed to its limits, with
\nalarming consequences. The destructive force of Melissa, the recent Category 5 Caribbean cyclone,
\nstems from the dramatic warming of the oceans, whose heating rate has nearly doubled over the past
\n20 years.
\nThe ocean\u2019s vast absorption capacity makes it a powerful regulating force. The seas are the planet\u2019s
\nlargest carbon sink: historically, they have captured around 25\u201330% of human-generated CO\u2082
\nemissions. Some recent studies suggest that their annual carbon absorption capacity may reach 15
\nbillion tonnes, an upward revision from previous estimates. Half of the oxygen we breathe comes from
\nthe sea: through phytoplankton, the oceans produce more than 50% of Earth\u2019s oxygen, making them
\nas vital as, if not more, terrestrial forests.
\n\u201cThe sea is our strongest ally against climate chaos, yet we are pushing it toward collapse. The
\ndecisions taken at COP30 must reflect this reality. Protecting the oceans is one of the most effective
\nclimate adaptation and mitigation measures we have, if not the most effective,\u201d explains Rosalba
\nGiugni, president of Marevivo. \u201cWe must act now to safeguard at least 30% of the oceans by 2030, as
\nrequested by the scientific community and outlined in international agreements. We need concrete,
\nmeasurable commitments to protect marine and coastal ecosystems,\u201d Giugni continues. \u201cWe must
\ndefend the \u2018blue forests\u2019 of mangroves and underwater seagrass meadows as essential tools for
\ncarbon mitigation; invest in ocean observation programs to fully understand the accelerating changes
\nand develop effective adaptation strategies; and address climate change, biodiversity loss, and
\npollution, especially plastic pollution, together, as they all threaten ocean health and its climate-
\nregulating role.\u201d
\nSince the start of the industrial revolution, ocean absorption of CO\u2082 has increased acidity by roughly
\n30%, endangering ecosystems such as coral reefs. Moreover, since the 1950s, the ocean has lost
\naround 2% of its dissolved oxygen. Thermal expansion caused by rising temperatures accounts for
\nroughly 30-40% of today\u2019s sea level rise, a direct threat to coastal communities across the globe.
\nMarevivo therefore hopes that COP30 will finally mark a decisive turning point in implementing the
\necological transition, which demands urgent action that can no longer be delayed.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”center” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”]
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