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Marine biodiversity conservation: NECCTON project endorsed by UN Ocean Decade
It was announced last week that the NECCTON project – dedicated to enhancing marine biodiversity conservation through innovative methods – has been endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade Programme, as a project of the Marine Life 2030 programme (marinelife2030.org). This endorsement is a significant milestone in NECCTON’s mission to improve the monitoring and management of our ocean’s precious biodiversity.
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