Not exact matches
Hence, in conclusion, the authors stated that beach loss due to SLR is an urgent issue that must be
addressed through the development of better
coastal management strategies to combat beach loss.
To compensate partially for my participation in the hijacking of this thread, I point to how Rhode Island's
coastal zone
management (CZM) agency, the RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) is addressing current and future sea - level r
management (CZM) agency, the RI
Coastal Resources
Management Council (CRMC) is addressing current and future sea - level r
Management Council (CRMC) is
addressing current and future sea - level rise (SLR).
Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound
management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on
addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and
coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste
management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.
The Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA) brings together more than 40 marine related institutions from twenty - five countries in Africa (below) to
address the challenges faced in accessing data and information for
coastal management:
Thanks to sea level rise and storms,
coastal landfills are eroding everywhere creating challenges for waste managers even in places where waste
management has been reasonably well -
addressed.
Much of the blame for this can, of course, be attributed to lax regulations; in the U.S., the first (and last) major wave of national legislation
addressing ocean and
coastal conservation was enacted in the 1970s, with the enactment of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) and
Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA), amongst others.In recent years, we've seen
coastal states taking the initiative in forming regional partnerships aimed at protecting and promoting their dwindling oceanic and
coastal resources.