De Montfort University is a global academic hub chair and as such publishes a progress report on both the individual United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as well as a comprehensive report on all the goals.
Our 2025 report will show what the university has been doing in terms of research, teaching, partnerships and engagement in helping to meet those targets and raising awareness of the progress towards the 2030 aims.
This is the progress report for SDG 14 Life Below Water. The full report on all the SDGs can be viewed here.
UN PROGRESS REPORT ON SDG 14 in 2025
PROGRESS on SDG 14 is one of the poorest with 40% of the targets for 2030 having actually regressed on their 2015 levels and another 30% showing only marginal progress. A further 20% of targets are actually on track to be met and 10% show moderate progress.
The UN reports said our seas and oceans “…face mounting threats from overfishing, pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change.
“Despite growing conservation efforts, only 8.4% of the ocean is classified as marine protected areas, far short of the target of 30% by 2030, and just 46% of marine key biodiversity areas are under protection.
“Ocean warming and acidification continue, overfishing and illegal practices persist, and support for small-scale fisheries remains insufficient.”
MAJOR DMU NEWS ON SDG 13 IN 2025
Million-pound climate project to help Leicester become a climate leader as DMU launches its COP 30 programme
A NEW million-pound initiative that will help grassroots community organisations develop their own sustainability projects has the potential to turn Leicester into a city of climate action, according to DMU.
The project was launched as part of the COP 30 @ DMU programme to coincide with the talks of world leaders on climate action in Brazil.
The focus of DMU’s programme of events was not just SDG 13 Climate Action, but also SDG 14 Life Below Water and SDG 15 Life on Land, with a Big River Clean-up on the city’s waterways being announced for next year.
SDG 14 Life Below Water