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    Marine protected areas (MPAs) in relation to fisheries management: challenges and experiences from developing countries

    Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, 2014
    As pressure from human activities on the natural world intensifies, and as humans become more aware of their impact on the environment, our interest in and need for protection and planning for sustainable use of our environment has increased tremendously.
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    Blue carbon financing of mangrove conservation in the Abidjan Convention Region

    GRID Arendal, 2016
    Coastal vegetated ecosystems such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and salt marshes have long benefited coastal communities and fisheries, and in recent years have been recognized internationally for their significant capacity to sequester and store carbon (i.e. ‘blue carbon’) – at rates that surpass those of tropical forests.
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    The RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen in the Western Indian Ocean: voyages of marine research and capacity development

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2017
    The marine research vessel (RV) Dr Fridtjof Nansen is a familiar visitor to the coastal waters of developing countries around the world. Since its first expedition in 1975, to survey fish abundance in an upwelling region of the Western Indian Ocean, the Nansen has returned to this “least known” of the world’s oceans numerous times.
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    The place of the oceans in Nor way’s foreign and development policy. Meld. St. 22 (2016–2017). Report to the Storting (white paper)

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 2017
    This  is  the  first  time  a  Norwegian  government  has  presented  a  white  paper  on  the  place  of  the  seas  and  oceans  in  the  country’s  foreign  and  development  policy.  Its  aim  is  to  highlight  the  opport
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    International law and sea-level rise: forced migration and human rights

    Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2016
    This report provides a general overview of the international law issues relating to sea-level rise, (forced) migration and human rights. The first part provides a brief accounting of 'What We Know and What We Can Expect', discussing sea-level rise and its impacts, and then, in turn, their relationship and interaction with the criteria of statehood, human rights and mobility.
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    Blue Carbon

    GRID Arendal, 2015
    If the world is to decisively deal with climate change, every source of emissions and every option for reducing these should be scientifically evaluated and brought to the international community’s attention.
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    United Nations World Ocean Assessment

    GRID Arendal, 2016
    The first World Ocean Assessment (WOA) is a report on the state of the planet’s oceans. It is the product of the first cycle of the Regular Process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects, which was established after the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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    Marine ecosystem services and the Sustainable Development Goals

    GRID Arendal, 2016
    How do marine ecosystem services support the Sustainable Development Goals? Marine and coastal ecosystems are vital to life on Earth. These ecosystems provide many “services” to people including food, coastal protection, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, recreation, but also inspiration for art and science, cultural identity and a spiritual home.
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    Endangered reefs, threatened people

    GRID Arendal, 2016
    In a recent study, a group of scientists mapped human dependence on coral reefs and future threats to them.
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    The ocean and us: how healthy marine and coastal ecosystems support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

    GRID Arendal, 2015
    The ocean has been a cornerstone of human development throughout the history of civilization. People continue to come to the coasts to build some of the largest cities on the planet, with thriving economies, culture and communities. Ocean and coastal ecosystems provide us with resources and trade opportunities that greatly benefit human well-being.

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