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Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
… 1.4. INDUSTRy … tourist harbours - dredging - navigation and shipbuilding industry - artificial islands and offshore terminals - … and storage - refineries and chemical industries - heavy industry - thermal power plant - waste processing plants and … Libyan catch was below 10,000 tons until 1980, when the industry received a boost and the catch steadily increased to …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… ❏ Loss of export earnings and decline of the tourism industry. ❏ Increased coastal erosion and destruction from … of white sandy beaches. Tourism is the world’s largest industry, with 694 million international tourist arrivals … revenues of over US$500 billion in 2003. The tourism industry is a major employer and source of foreign exchange …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… associated with these ecosystems has strong resonance with industry. Opportunities A number of industries may already be … ecosystems. For example, in some locations, the insurance industry already recognizes the value of coastal habitats as … carbon potential through effective management. The tourism industry is also dependant on healthy coastal ecosystems and …
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
… (Emerton 1997). Marine and coastal tourism, the largest industry in the Maldives, directly accounts for 20% of GDP … taxes, and almost 40% of the workforce is employed in the industry. The national and global values associated with …
Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… from fields). Sources include hazardous substances from industry, pesticides, and nitrogen from the agricultural … protected areas may provide the basis for a local tourism industry. The main difference between establishing a … activities, an authorization of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce is needed304. In general, requests for …