article_snippet.sent: It's one that for far too long has been ignored and taken for granted -- and it is going downhill fast.
article_snippet.sent: But it is still important to try to understand it value if global leaders are ever going to sustain it for future generations.
article_snippet.sent: That may seem like a far-off possibility to some, but it is a future foretold by the many details in this report.
article_snippet.sent: Also, negotiators meeting in Paris later this year must agree on an ambitious global climate deal that sets us on the path to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
article_snippet.sent: And finally, leaders must commit to conserving increasing amounts of coastal and marine areas over the course of the next 15 years.
article_snippet.sent: and we should therefore work together in support of this vital shared resource.
article_snippet.sent: But if we are to have any chance of avoiding the point of no return, we must find ways of reaching genuine global commitments on sustainable development and climate.