November 14, 2019
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The conference has run annually since it was initiated by former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry in 2014 to bring oceans more explicitly into international conversations about climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods. This year, delegates pledged a combined total of USD 63 billion toward ocean conservation and sustainable management, as well as announced a number of new marine protected areas (MPAs).
