Search results
405 Results
Sorted by relevance
Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species
… study assessments of CMS Appendix I species have revealed a high level of vulnerability for many species Previous … s are likely to be exacerbated by sea level rise. As rising seas reduce beach area, the squeeze of coastal development … • 10,500 in the Bering and Chukchi‐Beaufort Seas • …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… ecosystems to services 47 3. The significance of warming seas for species and ecosystems 55 3.1 Impacts and effects of … fill gaps in protective regimes, such as protecting the High Seas. Updated risk assessments. A re-evaluation is … Malmo, Sweden. Katrin Linse, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB30ET, UK. Alex K. …
Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… ocean and is harmful to marine life. Many of the LMEs with high relative abundances of floating plastics are located in … in affected areas. 2.5 Sixteen per cent of LMEs are at high risk from nutrients from sewage and agriculture, and … of Okhotsk 53. West Bering Sea 54. Northern Bering-Chukchi Seas 55. Beaufort Sea 56. East Siberian Sea 57. Laptev Sea …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… use of marine and freshwater resources in Mediterranean high priority areas”. COLLECTION Workgroup members This guide … changes in atmospheric circulation, the posi- tion of high and low pressure systems and other factors could alter … factors with a higher increase in the Aegean and Adriatic seas (Medium confidence) Vargas-Yáñez et al., 2012 Sea-level …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… Markings and An Automatic Identification System for Ships High Seas Vessel Registration System Illegal Trade III.B.4.b. … (Table II-2) A major goal was to ban at-sea dis- posal of high-level radioactive wastes.3 A second trend in ocean …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… Adaptation 21 Lessons from the Chingaza Massif in the High Mountain Ecosystem of Colombia Chapter 3 - Climate … tHE WorLD Significant reduction in species diversity. High heterogeneity in land use will be reduced if fire brings … termed commonly as the ‘Pacific Way’. Coastal lands and seas are often designated as informal protected areas or …
Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
… Conservation of Cetaceans of the Mediterranean and Black Seas (ACCOBAMS), the Mediterranean Wetland Initiative … background, the Medi- terranean Sea hosts a relatively high diversity and endemism of marine species and habitats. … of Mediterranean MPAs, both in national waters and on the high seas, to reduce biodiversity loss. Among others, the …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… 16 3 AREAS OF ‘HIGH CULTURAL … adaptation and mitigation, particularly in areas with high risk and high socio- cultural impacts. Through this report, the … The resulting maps show some coincidence of areas of high concentration of indigenous and traditional peoples and …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Regional Seas and European Union Outermost Regions and Overseas … con- tinental margin does not extend up to that distance High seas / international waters (UNCLOS part VII) The High Seas are waters not included in the exclusive economic …