{"id":14261,"date":"2020-06-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=14261"},"modified":"2020-06-17T09:01:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T13:01:06","slug":"a-splash-of-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/a-splash-of-good-news\/","title":{"rendered":"A Splash of Good News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As one of the world\u2019s largest, natural carbon sinks (a sponge that sucks up rampant carbon dioxide emissions) the ocean is working incredibly hard to balance the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, that means a lot is changing inside our waters: from warming temperatures to acidification, climate change\u2019s effects on our ocean<\/a> are impacting us, our communities, and our marine ecosystems. You might have already seen this in tides creeping closer to our shores or some of our beloved marine organisms, like lobsters or cod, shifting away from where we normally find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s Good News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Humpback Whale \u00a9<\/em> Jennifer Childs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A 2020 study<\/a> examines the current trends in marine conservation initiatives such as habitat restoration and fisheries management. The authors estimate that marine ecosystems can substantially rebuild by 2050 if we amplify and commit to this conservation work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, the study cites that globally, we\u2019ve gone from protecting .09% of the ocean (3.2 million km2<\/sup>) in 2000 to 7.4% of the ocean (26.9 million km2<\/sup>) now through Marine Protected Areas. Here in Massachusetts, we\u2019re already restoring marine habitats<\/a> and ensuring the protection or management<\/a> of important marine species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate Mitigation is Integral<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re on the right path. However, the study authors urge that our initiatives must include climate change mitigation. This means reducing and eliminating our greenhouse gas emissions that introduce new threats (such as sea level rise and warmer temperatures) and aggravate existing threats (like overfishing and habitat loss).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mass Audubon recognizes that climate change requires bold and urgent action. Our Climate Action Plan<\/a> engages everyone in ways that we can fight climate change at its root and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for a carbon neutral future by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Can Help the Ocean Rebuild When we Work Together<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The study\u2019s results give us hope about our collective climate fight, demonstrating the potential of just how much we can achieve when we act. Even better, anyone can work to mitigate climate change \u2013 here are some ways how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Join our collective climate fight by signing up for our newsletter<\/a>, Climate Connection, for climate information, solutions, and community action.<\/li>
  2. Take a climate pledge<\/a> to commit to reducing your greenhouse gas emissions.<\/li>
  3. Eat local<\/a> and sustainable seafood<\/a> to fight climate change and combat other threats our ocean faces, such as overfishing.<\/li>
  4. A good step in addressing your personal carbon footprint is reducing the amount of energy you use at home. Sign up<\/a> for a No-Cost Virtual Home Energy Assessment through our nonprofit partner, All In Energy, to audit your energy usage.<\/li>
  5. Make a gift<\/a> to Mass Audubon to support our climate action initiatives.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The ocean needs our help. With hard work and community action, it\u2019s possible for marine ecosystems to recover. It’s up to us to come together and tackle our collective climate fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Unfortunately, that means a lot is changing inside our waters: from warming temperatures to acidification, climate change\u2019s effects on our ocean are impacting us, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":14264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[178],"tags":[246,150,322],"class_list":["post-14261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate","tag-climate-action","tag-climate-change","tag-ocean"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/06\/1306Jennifer_Childs13178.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3I1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14164,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/oath-to-our-ocean\/","url_meta":{"origin":14261,"position":0},"title":"An Oath to Our Ocean","author":"Rishya N.","date":"June 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Nothing says Massachusetts like the ocean. 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