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… publications@unep.org www.unep.org www.unep.org Large Marine Ecosystems Status and Trends VOLUME 4: LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS TWAP TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS ASSESSMENT … on landings (fish unloaded at ports). 2.3 Floating plastic debris is ubiquitous in the global ocean and is harmful to …

… Caused by Natural Hazards 87 Biodiversity 88 Coastal and Marine Areas 89 Freshwater 90 Urban Areas 91 Global … introduced some new indicators, including on air quality, marine protected areas, and ozone protection. UNEP is more … will also be affected by the resulting sedimentation and debris. Scientists point out that while the coastal beaches …

… such as rivers, wetlands, estuaries and near-coast marine ecosystems, provide a great variety of benefits to … other aquatic ecosystems need water and other inputs like debris and sediment to stay healthy and provide benefits to … measures in the international watercourses to preserve the marine environment, including the estuaries. There are …

… regions (Chambers et al. 2008). While terrestrial and marine ecosystems have a larger percentage of known species, … or will soon exceed, that in either terrestrial or marine ecosystems (e.g., WWF Living Planet Index 2004, … as their analysis included a number of predominantly marine species also found in brackish waters; these are not …