Sentences with phrase «coastal countries»

And yet the grape hit the ground running in this beautiful stretch of coastal country.

Ultimately it took about five hours altogether, the last two slow and winding, through increasingly lovely, lush coastal country.

According to a study published in Science in February 2015, 8 million tons of plastics waste ended up in the ocean from coastal countries in 2010 and it is on target to increase tenfold by 2025.

Since 1992, the UN has recognized a distinct group of fifty developing, low - lying coastal countries known as Small Islands Developing States (SIDS).

Since 1992, the UN recognizes a distinct group of fifty developing, low - lying coastal countries known as Small Islands Developing States (SIDS).

«If we lose coral reefs we lose a substantial source of seafood for coastal countries in the tropics in particular,» says Mark Spalding, president of the Ocean Foundation.

In 2010, eight million tons of plastic trash ended up in the ocean from coastal countries — far more than the total that has been measured floating on the surface in the ocean's «garbage patches.»

It is located in one of Queensland's most beautiful coastal country towns, with

It is located in one of Queensland's most beautiful coastal country towns, with uncrowded beaches, pristine national Parks, affordable and challenging golf courses.

Among the parade of inventive dishes influenced from the sun - drenched coastal countries will include:

Affected coastal countries would have to pick up the cleanup costs — which could be eight to nine times the best insurance coverage policies, he said.

That's according to scientists who released research on Thursday estimating that a staggering 8 million metric tones of plastic pollution enter the oceans each year from the world's 192 coastal countries based on 2010 data.

A study published by Jambeck and colleagues in the journal Science on Feb. 12 examined how 192 coastal countries disposed of plastic waste in 2010.

Countries unaffected by flooding discovered that coastal countries ~ if unassisted ~ could not afford to ship oil ~ gas and other resources ~ which in turn ~ affected the entire world.

Salamander Shores, with sensational views of Port Stephens, provides a warm coastal country atmosphere that offers a unique personality and openess

Zoran Crnkovic was born in one of the most stunning coastal countries of the Adriatic, none other than Croatia, in 1969.

A report by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization shows that coral reefs are responsible for producing 17 percent of all globally consumed protein, with that ratio being 70 percent or greater in island and coastal countries like those of Micronesia.

A new study, Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean, published in the journal Science last week, estimated that plastic debris washing into the ocean from 192 coastal countries reached somewhere between 4.8 and 12.7 million metric tons in 2010.

Several small coastal countries and island states (i.e. Anguilla, Maldives and Singapore) had no records in the GADM Level - 01 data set.

As these uninhabitable areas become habitable for the first time in history, competition from the various coastal countries and islands who have lost their native homeland will become fierce.

While Pacifica Del Mar continually offers its signature menu items that endure as guest favorites, such as the ever - popular Sugar - Spiced Salmon ($ 29) with Chinese beans, mustard sauce and garlic mashed potatoes, Chef O'Mary - Berwald draws from her Peruvian heritage and penchant for the clean, bright flavors of Mediterranean coastal countries to create complimentary seasonal menus reflecting her distinct perspective.

Her organization's current target is for coastal countries to convert 10 percent of their waters into MPAs.

Reefs and mangroves also contribute significantly to the economies of coastal countries by providing opportunities for tourism and for harvesting of resources.

It rates the health of ocean waters bordering 171 coastal countries and territories.

The great blue wilderness in question is the «high seas» — the 58 per cent of the ocean outside the 200 - nautical - mile limit that defines the area each coastal country can exploit as an exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

That year, a total of 275 million metric tons of plastic waste was generated in those 192 coastal countries.

In 192 coastal countries, this scenario plays out over and over again as discarded beverage bottles, food wrappers, toys and other bits of plastic make their way from estuaries, seashores and uncontrolled landfills to settle in the world's seas.

The researchers calculated that 275 million tons of plastic waste was generated in the 192 coastal countries that year, with an estimated 8 million tons entering the ocean and a possible range between 4.8 million and 12.7 million tons.

We calculate that 275 million metric tons (MT) of plastic waste was generated in 192 coastal countries in 2010, with 4.8 to 12.7 million MT entering the ocean.

«We show that aquaculture could actually be spread a lot more across the world, and every coastal country has this opportunity.»

So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the potential to meet its own domestic seafood needs through aquaculture.

This small, coastal country is located just north of Honduras and East of Guatemala.

Indeed, during our time in this long, coastal country, we were wowed by beautiful beaches, bustling cities, rumbling volcanoes, delicious wine, friendly people, and (believe it or not) even some good food.

As Ecuador is a coastal country in the tropics, you can be sure that you can find some great beaches.

This is a Texas - size area of international water that includes the North Pole and is encircled by the exclusive economic zones of the coastal countries.

The LECZ comprised only 2.3 % (2,599 thousand km2) of the total land area of all coastal countries, but 10.9 % (625 million) of their population in the year 2000 (Table 4; S1 Table).

«As coastal countries have drained the fish stocks close to their shores, it has become increasingly lucrative to send fishing fleets into remote waters of the globe.

Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, coastal countries are entitled to economic control over the waters that stretch as far as 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) from their shores.