Sentences with phrase «reducing coastal pollution»

They say the evidence is thin and argue that the theory could be used as an excuse to avoid reducing coastal pollution, which threatens all marine mammals, including orcas.

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ref Specifically, reducing land - based sources of pollution (nutrient runoff and sedimentation) has been identified as an important approach to address acidification in coastal waters because nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen and land - based carbon inputs can increase the acidity of coastal and oceanic waters.

Bleaching can be caused by a host of human - induced and natural factors such as (top) intense sunlight combined with elevated water temperature; (middle) diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses; and (bottom) coastal pollution that reduces water quality and increases susceptibility to bleaching.

Nicole Nash's campaign urges tour operators and coastal resorts to ban straws completely in an effort to reduce plastic pollution.

There are several advantages to locating away from shore, including reduced visual pollution — meaning they won't spoil anyone's view, which is a common complaint by some coastal residents.

Key elements include curbing human carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, improved control of local pollution sources, reducing coastal habitat destruction, and better preparing coastal human communities to withstand the amount of ocean acidification and climate change that is unavoidable.

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.

Coastal marshes absorb and store large amounts of carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere; they help filter out pollution in coastal waters; provide habitat for wildlife; help protect coastlines from erosion and storm surge; and can store huge amounts of floodwater, reducing the threat of flooding in low - lying coastal areas.

Enhancing marine resilience by reducing local stressors such as over-fishing, pollution, and coastal degradation.

Together, they will provide educational briefing sessions, spearhead beach monitoring and cleanups to help protect clean water, reduce plastic pollution and coastal erosion, and provide support to defend the coasts from offshore drilling and other environmental issues facing the Santa Barbara and Goleta coastlines.