Governments make 'pitiful' progress on oceans
Source: BBC
14 June 2012 Last updated at 23:43 GMT
Governments make 'pitiful' progress on oceans
Little has been done to protect marine life since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, conservation scientists conclude.
On pledges to protect key habitat and restrict the size of fishing fleets, they say progress has been "pitiful".
Their analysis is carried in the journal Science and is being discussed during final preparations for the Rio+20 summit, which opens next week.
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"Our analysis shows that almost every commitment made by governments to protect the oceans has not been achieved," said Jonathan Baillie, director of conservation at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
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