
ALT Infographic depicting climate crisis devastating the ocean. Title: "The climate crisis is devastating the ocean". Subtitle: "Ocean health is an indicator of climate change. The ocean regulates global climate by mediating temperature, driving weather, influencing rainfall, droughts and floods." and "40% of ocean area is severely altered." Shows climate change-related drivers with a direct negative impact on the ocean like ocean acidification, rising sea levels, reduced biodiversity and productivity, impairing fisheries and increasing CO2 release. Illustrates human activity-related drivers with a direct negative impact on the ocean: sea-use changes like coastal development, aquaculture; land-use changes like urban sprawl, river pollution; ocean mining, microplastics in food webs, metals, pollutants damaging marine life. Contains drawings of fish, whale, turtle, coral. Cites source as IPBES #GlobalAssessment and has the IPBES logo.
























