Global Environment Outlook 6 - Chapter 7

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.contributor.otherBaker, Elaine
dc.contributor.otherMensah, Adelina
dc.contributor.otherRice, Jake
dc.contributor.otherGrellier, James
dc.contributor.otherAlkhatlan, Al Anoud
dc.contributor.otherHarris, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-10T22:21:04Z
dc.date.available2019-03-10T22:21:04Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThis document assesses oceans and coasts under GEO-6, synthesizing evidence on rising human pressures and cumulative impacts. It spotlights three challenges: chronic coral-reef bleaching now recurring about every six years and outpacing recovery; escalating marine litter, with about 8 Mt of plastics entering seas annually and 100–250 Mt projected by 2025; and uneven progress toward sustainable fisheries as aquaculture expands. Fisheries and aquaculture support 58–120 million livelihoods and supply 20% of dietary protein for 3.1 billion people. The chapter also flags governance needs, ecosystem-based management, and emerging risks including mercury, coastal sand mining, deep-sea mining, and anthropogenic ocean noise. Full report is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27539en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/resources/global-environment-outlook-6
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27658
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.numberpages 176-198
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Environment Outlook 6
dc.relation.ispartofGEO collection
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectocean
dc.subjectcoast
dc.subjectcoastal area
dc.subjectcoral bleaching
dc.subjectfishery
dc.subjectcoral reef
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleGlobal Environment Outlook 6 - Chapter 7en
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