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… extensive coral mining degrades reefs, waves were 10 m high and damages and flooding were up to 1.5 km inland. … cyclonic floods. In the past, storm surges and high winds have caused enormous human and economic … Rising Sea, United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Seas Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. IPCC (2012). Managing the …

… II With limited incomes in a developing region and a high reliance on imported fuels, countries are experimenting … means that disaster can have a disproportionately high impact on their economy compared to other countries. … in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations …

… in Asia and South America, which in turn helps drive high demand for metals including gold, spurring artisanal and … mercury emissions to the atmosphere. Coal does not contain high concentrations of mercury, but the combination of the … show patterns at the scales of continents or individual seas. The Mediterranean Sea, for example, is a net source of …

… for mediation by socioeconomic factors Low Medium High arrow’s width Intensity of linkages between ecosystem services and human well-being Low Medium High The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), a five-year … monitoring and assessments (ecosystem baseline data, EIAs, SEAs for new development projects and programmes); …

… is on marine mammals, which, in addition to their being high-order predators in most marine ecosystems, are afforded … and structured approach to the responsible operation of high power marine seismic surveys and other forms of imaging. … this assessment. Where factors consistent with relatively high potential risks are identified, a more aggressive and …

… 2016) 4141 services for DRR. The numerous benefits of high versus low biodiversity ecosystems have been well … of marine resources and climate change. Due to its high vulnerability to climate change effects, the region … Cameroon and of the Albertine Rift are considered areas of high biodiversity. Ecosystems provide important goods and …

… characterized by multiple carbon-chlorine bonds, high chemical stability and high toxicity (such as persistent organic pollutants, POPs), … because of the technological challenges associated with high costs and resources. In this case, the developer has to …

… organisms such as fish, molluscs and other invertebrates. High concentrations of chemical X in sediments caused high frequency of imposex (imposition of male characteristics … continued use of monocrotophos would pose an unacceptably high risk to workers, to wildlife, especially avian and …