Sentences with phrase «based coastal management»

Community - based coastal management International conservation and development Participatory project design and management Fisheries Management Marine Protected Areas / Coastal Protected Areas

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It is critical for understanding the ecological and cultural basis of coastal fisheries and designing sustainable management systems today,» says Ken Lertzman, another SFU co-author.

In general, disaster management agencies determine coastal flood hazard zones based on studying the storm surge inundation.

The contributors describe and discuss the application of ecosystem - based management to coastal and ocean systems.

To that end, RCF operates a long - term study that examines how intertwined grizzly bears are with their chief food source, salmon, to ultimately inform ecosystem - based management of salmon such that the nutritional needs of grizzlies as well as other coastal large carnivores such as black bears are safeguarded.

The estimates were based on information including World Bank data for trash generated per person in all nations with a coastline, coastal population density, the amount of plastic waste countries produce and the quality of their waste - management practices.

Migration and habitat use behaviors and their influence on population dynamics of coastal fishes, diadromous species, recruitment dynamics, habitat ecology, ecosystem based approaches to fisheries management

The International Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group identifies priority research areas, synthesizes current and emerging blue carbon research and provides the robust scientific basis for coastal carbon conservation, management and assessment.

Belize Alliance of Conservation Non-Government Organizations, BACONGO, stated, «we would like to express our concerns over the escalating pace of coastal development, the lack of a coordinated national coastal zone management plan and the increasing cumulative impacts on marine resources and marine - based livelihoods.

fisheries management; capacity building; project management; coastal resource management; community - based environmental management

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 Budget advances the President's National Ocean Policy with funding for coastal zone management and planning, competitive grants in support of regional ocean partnerships, integrated ecosystem assessments, catch - share based fisheries management, and research on ocean acidification.

Klein is currently working on several land - sea conservation planning projects in which she is studying how such land - based activities as farming, mining, and coastal development impact marine ecosystems and using the information to inform marine and terrestrial management decisions.

The strong controls that ecosystem metabolism and watershed processes exert on the pH in coastal ecosystems suggest that strategies based on the management of ecosystem components and watershed processes may help buffer the impacts of OA by anthropogenic CO2 locally, an option not available for the open ocean.

For anyone interested in coastal conservation — and, more broadly, the benefits of ecosystem - based management — this documentary is well worth the watch.

«The Coastal Management Program has a positive reputation for implementing standards for coastal quality that strike a balance between technical assistance, regulation and incentive - based partnerships.

When China - based Cindat Capital Management partnered with Chicago - based Zeller Realty Group this year to pay more than $ 300 million for the 65 - story office tower at 311 S. Wacker Drive, it was viewed as a sign that Chinese investors were beginning to look beyond coastal gateway cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.