Marine biodiversity: does conservation matter?

The World Conference on Marine Biodiversity discussed and reviewed the current understanding of marine biodiversity, its role in marine ecosystem functioning and its socio-economic context. Current and future threats and potential mitigation strategies for conservation and regulation of marine resources were assessed and future research priorities were discussed.The Valencia Declaration was adopted during the last day of the Conference, a plea for the conservation of marine biodiversity and can be downloaded from http://www.marbef.org/worldconference/docs/The_Valencia_Declaration_20081115.pdf

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