SDG 14: Life Below Water

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• Oceans, rivers and lakes are sources of food, air, transport and medicine for people
• Oceans, rivers and lakes regulate the climate of the earth
• Pollution and taking too many fish from oceans, rivers and lakes threatens the health of people and animals
• Preventing pollution and climate change can help to preserve life below water
• People can also adopt fishing practices that help to preserve fish stocks
• There are human rights related to life below water, for example:
• Right to health
• Rights to adequate food and to safe drinking water
• Right of all peoples to freely dispose of their natural resources