SDG 14: Life below Water

Marine pollution should be significantly reduced. At least 10 per cent of marine and coastal ecosystems should be sustainably managed and protected. At the same time, overfishing, illegal fishing and destructive fishing practices should end.

Eine Frau mit langen blonden Haaren und Brille steht vor einer Wand mit Holzlamellen und trägt eine bunte Bluse.

GIZ

‘Climate change and the loss of our natural environment are jeopardising our prosperity’

GIZ Managing Director Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven on this autumn’s political pushes for sustainability

Biodiversity is becoming more prominent

Preserving biodiversity, protecting habitats: the agreement reached at the Biodiversity Conference in Montreal in December 2022 is showing results.

All eyes on Lüderitz

Green hydrogen is set to bring prosperity to Namibia and propel the world towards a climate-neutral economy. We travel to the country’s south-west, where plans are under way for one of the world’s largest hydrogen plants.

The high seas: heroes of the ocean

A world full of mysteries, less research has been conducted on the high seas than on outer space. Yet its inhabitants are vital for conserving biodiversity. akzente explains why.

‘The high seas are essential for human survival’

Marine conservation: Gunnar Finke and Jan Kleine Büning explain the new UN High Seas Treaty and its relevance for GIZ’s work.

Custodians of the Sundarbans

In the world’s biggest mangrove forest, Bangladesh Forest Department rangers are focusing on preserving biodiversity. Digital tools are helping them to protect this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Germany is supporting the country in this work.

‘My neighbour, the Sundarbans World Heritage Site’

The world’s biggest mangrove forest is situated on the border between Bangladesh and India. We meet the people who live with and earn a livelihood from the Sundarbans UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ebb and flow

The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions of people in South-East Asia. In times of climate change, riparian countries are working hand in hand for sustainable use of the ecosystem – with Germany’s support.

Frozen sunlight

Green economic recovery in action: a successful German-Indonesian project illustrates how renewable energy can boost the local economy in fishing villages across the archipelago – with solar-powered ice makers.

Abschnitt der algerischen Küstenlandschaft, mit einer hervorstehenden Klippe, die sich steil über das blaue Mittelmeer erhebt. Die Klippe ist dicht bewachsen und im Hintergrund ist der Umriss weiterer Landmassen im Nebel sichtbar.

Custodians of natural treasures

Algeria is rich in biological diversity. The coastal regions in the north are home to many rare delights.

SDG 14: Life below Water

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