Regional State of the Coast Report : Western Indian Ocean / UNEP.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United Nations Environment Programme.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environment and Climate Change.

Local Subjects:

Environment and Climate Change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (583 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is the first comprehensive regional synthesis to provide insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for marine ecosystem goods and services to match the increasing human population, the pace and scale of environmental changes taking place in the region and the opportunities to avoid serious degradation in one of the world's unique and highly biodiverse oceans.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

Planet: Oceans and life

Mandate and methodology

Introduction - Biodiversity

Beaches and the nearshore

Mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds

Coral and biogenic reef habitats

Intertidal and nearshore rocky reefs

Shelf sediments and biodiversity

Deep sea and offshore/pelagic habitats

Threatened marine species

Significant social and economic aspects of biodiversity conservation

Summary on marine biological diversity

Scientific understanding of ecosystem services

The ocean's role in the hydrological cycle

Sea/air interaction

Phytoplankton primary production

Ocean-sourced carbonate production

Aesthetic, cultural and spiritual services from coastal and marine environments

Summary on major ecosystem services

The Western Indian Ocean as a source of food

Capture fisheries

Mariculture

Social economic impacts of capture fisheries and mariculture

Summary of food security from marine resources

Maritime activities

Oil, gas and renewable energy

Coastal mining and its influence on coastline stability

Tourism and recreation

Urbanisation, coastal development and vulnerability, and catchments

Marine genetic resources and bioprospecting in the Western Indian Ocean

Summary of other human activities in the coastal and marine environment

Scenarios: WIO coastal and marine environmental futures

Governance: Legal and institutional frameworks

Policy analysis and options

Coastal and marine research and capacity building

Overall assessment of the state of the coast in the Western Indian Ocean

Abbreviations

Glossary.

ISBN:

9789210601573

Access Restriction:

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