According to a study conducted by Michigan State University, advancements in making the world a better place for both people and the environment have been more successful on land than in the oceans. This disparity is causing concern as it highlights the possibility that the advantages enjoyed by wea
A soybean field in Heilongjiang, China. Balancing feeding people with preserving biodiversity and natural resources is at the core of sustainable development. Credit: Nan Jia, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, advancements in making the world a better place for both people and the environment have been more successful on land than in the oceans.
“Keeping score of sustainability is important,” said senior author Jianguo “Jack” Liu, MSU Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability. “Making progress to maintain and improve life on Earth is a delicate balance in the telecoupled world.” “But surprisingly, the ocean sustainability progress slowed after 2015,” said Yuqian Zhang, lead author and a Ph.D. student in MSU’s Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability . “A closer look shows that low-income countries lagged, and the gap between high-income and low-income countries became wider over time.
But it’s the widening gap between the haves and have-nots of countries that causes concern and demands attention. Specifically, well-off countries realized a tremendous increase in metrics for life below water, including Croatia, Gambia, and Lithuania, while countries such as Pakistan, Fiji, and Tonga experienced a major decrease in the metrics of water.
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