This section looks at a spectrum of aspects concerning the conservation of sea turtles and the marine environment

Why protect sea turtles?		Skeletons Sea Turtle skeletons
	IUCN Classifications for Sea Turtle Species		Legislative Framework for the protection of sea turtles
International Conventions for the protection of the marine environment		Integrated Coastal Zone Management
	Marine Protected Areas		Contemporary Approaches to sea turtle conservation

Conserving the Marine Environment

The marine environment covers 71% of the Earth's surface and is home to 97% of all life on earth, it is more biologically diverse than terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. This environment is essential to life on earth in part because marine algae produce the 70% of the planet’s oxygen supply. Furthermore, marine environments play an important part in the economic prosperity, social well being, and quality of life of the global population.