Elder, Danny

Oceans identifies conservation issues and proposes actions to conserve the marine environment and its enormous biological diversity. It explains how the oceans work and vividly presents the myriad variety of underwater life forms and habitats.; The core of this book is an atlas mapping every ocean to show resources, human impacts, threatened species, topographical features and important regional issues.

Oceans identifies conservation issues and proposes actions to conserve the marine environment and its enormous biological diversity. It explains how the oceans work and vividly presents the myriad variety of underwater life forms and habitats.; The core of this book is an atlas mapping every ocean to show resources, human impacts, threatened species, topographical features and important regional issues.

The future of much of the biosphere will depend on managing large areas using an integrated approach that recognizes human populations have a keen interest in ensuring the continuing productivity of the ecosystems within which they live. Such an approach will have to meet local needs, maintain or restore ecosystem integrity and conserve biodiversity.

This series presents the results of an investigation by IUCN’s Global Change Programme into the possible implications of predicted global change for natural systems and their management. This publication examines issues specific to marine ecosystems.

This series presents the results of an investigation by IUCN’s Global Change Programme into the possible implications of predicted global change for natural systems and their management. This publication examines issues specific to terrestrial ecosystems.

This publication provides guidelines towards the development of coastal area plans to be applied at a national level, discussing coastal zone issues, patterns of use of the coastal zone, integrated approaches to management and planning in the context of conflict resolution, and models and information needs. Brief case studies illustrate the process to achieve integrated planning.