SDG 14 · Life Below Water
Eco Heroes turns that fact into a story an 8-year-old can hold onto: Glasses to Another World, book 14 of 17 in the SDG Library.
The target, in plain language
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices…
Target 14.1 asks the world to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, especially from land, including the litter that washes from our streets into the sea.
Why it matters
Source: The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026, UN DESA. Figures as published in July 2026.
The story
Book 14 of 17 in the Eco Heroes SDG Library, one illustrated story for each UN Sustainable Development Goal. Unlocked with any Eco Heroes plan (families from €79 a year), and every plan starts with a free month. Published in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan.
Bring it into the room
“If fish could vote, what's the one rule they would ask humans to follow?”
Pick one piece of litter near your school gate. Which drain would it go down, which river would carry it, which sea would it reach? Trace the journey on a map and draw it.
Every SDG gets its own illustrated book, its own facts and its own activities. SDG 1 is always free. The rest unlock with a family, school or hotel plan.
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