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T1 Global Environment Outlook 6 - Chapter 7
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Baker, Elaine
A2 Mensah, Adelina
A2 Rice, Jake
A2 Grellier, James
A2 Alkhatlan, Al Anoud
A2 Harris, Peter
K1 ocean
K1 coast
K1 coastal area
K1 coral bleaching
K1 fishery
K1 coral reef
K1 marine pollution
K1 Pollution
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27658
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27658
NO This 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/20.500.11822/27539
NO https://www.unep.org/resources/global-environment-outlook-6
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026