Liberia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Gesler E. Murray, said the protection and sustainable use of marine resources are cardinal steps to a healthy environment and, as such, everyone should ensure that the basin of the ocean remains clean. He said there is an urgent need to redeem it from pollution, and promote a better ocean economy in the country. “Liberia is aware of the importance of combating and mitigating marine pollution, reducing emissions to limit climate change and (ocean acidification) and its critical role in setting and implementing policies to reach national target,” Gono said. It is about how we turn efforts to prevent marine pollution into an opportunity for businesses and income, and it is about how we can best harness the promise of the blue economy for Africa and her people,” Sebastian said. Madam Carin Jamtin, Director General of the Swedish Development Corporation (SIDA), said that the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas, and marine resources corresponds with SIDA’s mission to reduce poverty in the world.

Source: Daily Observer March 21, 2019 02:26 UTC