What are the interventions needed to reverse climate change or at least hold it steady to begin to mitigate the multiple stresses it causes?

Background

Our knowledge of the function and resilience of marine ecosystem services needs strengthening.

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

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