The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14) ‘Life below water’ aims to conserve oceans by ensuring they are used sustainably. This includes safeguarding marine and coastal ecosystems, conserving at least 10% of coastal and marine areas, as well as preventing and reducing marine pollution and the impacts of ocean acidification.
Monitoring SDG 14 in an EU context focuses on progress made in advancing marine conservation, in fostering sustainable fishery and in ensuring healthy oceans.
How is your country doing in this regard?
The various visualisation tools in our interactive digital publication ‘SDGs & me’ will help you to easily explore and evaluate the situation of your country and compare it to others. Select your country from in the header below and choose different indicators of SDG 14, such as the share of coastal bathing sites with excellent water quality or the surface of marine sites designated under Natura 2000:
To know more about the situation in the EU as a whole, have a look at our infographic:
More information on SDGs in an EU context:
- Monitoring report: PDF format or online version
- Summary of monitoring report: Brochure (PDF)
- Eurostat website: Dedicated section on SDGs
- European Commission: EU actions towards achieving SDG 14
Note: The European Union (EU) includes 27 EU Member States. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Further information is published here.
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