Sentences with phrase «in coastal zone management»

Previous to Mass Audubon, Clayton held leadership positions in coastal zone management and wetlands and tidelands protection with what is now the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

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States must sign off on environmental issues related to coastal zone management and pollution in their waters.

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

The team's findings provide one possible mechanism for an observed increase in the concentration of dissolved organic carbon in the surface waters of North America and Europe during the last few decades, and have implications for management of water quality in coastal zones worldwide.

The researchers undertook the study in light of concerns about decreasing levels of oxygen in coastal waters worldwide, and how the growing prevalence of low - oxygen «dead zones» might affect populations and management of blue crabs and other coastal marine life.

Topics of discussion regarding science for integrated management of coastal and shelf processes included natural variability of the coastal zone in space and time, experimental management, potential roles of different species, assemblages and habitats in coastal systems, effects of changing nutrient regimes, and perturbations of food - web dynamics.

«Given how widespread low - oxygen zones are in coastal waters worldwide, understanding these processes will allow us to predict the acidification of estuaries under expected increases in carbon dioxide and ongoing mitigation of nutrient inputs by management actions,» said Jeremy Testa, assistant professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

arine sedimentology, seafloor mapping, measuring long - term changes in sea level, coastal erosian, sediment transport, geoarcheology, and costal zone management.

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 rmanagement (CZM) agency, the RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) is addressing current and future sea - level rManagement Council (CRMC) is addressing current and future sea - level rise (SLR).

It is too early to tell if proper coastal zone management has been implemented in the region.

In environmental science, it will require strengthening our weather forecasting, our Earth observation from space, the management of our nation's land, water and forests, and the stewardship of our coastal zones and ocean fisheries.

Such comprehensive information is rarely available, and seldom lies in the hands of decision makers responsible for the management of the coastal zone.

Together with partners, UNDP supports climate change risk management in the context of agriculture and food security, water resources, coastal zone development, public health, and climate change - related disaster risks.

This fact sheet briefly presents an environmental project financed by the Least Developed Countries Fund to promote climate change adaptation and integrated coastal zone management in Yemen.

2007/03 /: USDA: Disturbance and coastal forests: a strategic approach to forest management in hurricane impact zones by John A Stanturf et al..

The overarching goal of this WCRP research effort, led by WCRP's Core Project «Climate and Ocean Variability, Predictability and Change» (CLIVAR) as a Research Focus, is to establish a quantitative understanding of the natural and anthropogenic mechanisms of regional to local sea level variability; to promote advances in observing systems required for an integrated sea level monitoring; and to foster the development of sea level predictions and projections that are of increasing benefit for coastal zone management.

In particular, the program aims for close interaction with relevant coastal stakeholders to make sure that results of the proposed scientific research are most useful for coastal zone management, and impacts and adaptation efforts.

While present and future climate changes pose serious threats to our coastal zones and resources, Surfrider's current beach health indicators do not completely measure environmental quality or assess the status of coastal management in light of climate change impacts.

Outlined in the National Coastal Zone Management Program, CZMA encourages states to develop and implement coastal zone management plans to protect, restore, and develop the resources of the Nation's coastal zone for present and future generatiZone Management Program, CZMA encourages states to develop and implement coastal zone management plans to protect, restore, and develop the resources of the Nation's coastal zone for present and future geManagement Program, CZMA encourages states to develop and implement coastal zone management plans to protect, restore, and develop the resources of the Nation's coastal zone for present and future generatizone management plans to protect, restore, and develop the resources of the Nation's coastal zone for present and future gemanagement plans to protect, restore, and develop the resources of the Nation's coastal zone for present and future generatizone for present and future generations.

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.

Local governments and actors may face difficulties in identifying the most suitable and efficient approaches because of the diversity of possible approaches, from infrastructure development to «softer» approaches such as integrated watershed and coastal zone management.

Adaptations employ a diverse portfolio of planning and practices that combine subsets of • Infrastructure and asset development • Technological process optimization • Institutional and behavioral change or reinforcement • Integrated natural resources management (such as for watersheds and coastal zones) • Financial services, including risk transfer • Information systems to support early warning and proactive planning Although approaches vary according to context and the level of government, there are two general approaches observed in adaptation planning and implementation to date: top - down and bottom - up.

Tundi specializes in coastal planning and assessment, marine protected areas, fisheries management and ocean zoning, and has published widely in these fields.

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.

A Global Climate Change Action project is being implemented in the area of integrated coastal zone management and climate change.