Ecosystem approaches to the management of ocean-related activities
Subtitle: building on integrated coastal management to enhance the resilience of marine ecosystems to stressors, such as climate change : training manual
By: United Nations
Publisher: United Nations; United Nations Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9789211336948; 9789210544726
Subjects: Marine ecosystem management; Ecosystem management; Ocean; Effect of human beings on
Description: "Healthy ecosystems provide invaluable functions and services that are essential to the marine environment and to human well-being. Unfortunately, some human activities have had an adverse impact on the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. A multitude of stressors, such as pollution, overfishing, coastal development, invasive alien species, and climate change, have impaired the ability of these ecosystems to provide essential goods and services. This training manual focuses on the development and implementation of an ecosystem approach to the management of human activities and their impacts on the marine environment. An ecosystem approach is essentially an evolution of integrated coastal and ocean management, with a greater emphasis on ecosystem goals and objectives and their outcomes."--Publisher's description.
Notes: "United Nations publication sales no. E.10.V.11"--T.p. verso.

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