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WWF - Problems: Tourism & coastal development
As coastlines around the world are steadily turned into new housing, holiday homes, and tourist developments, this intense human presence is taking a huge toll on marine ecosystems and species. Coastal areas are some of the most productive and biologically diverse on the planet. They're also the ...
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WWF - Sustainable fishing: Reducing fishing capacity
European Fisheries Initiative (pdf) Factsheet: WWF's ForTuna Initiative (pdf) Profile: WWF's work at the WTO WWF is therefore pressuring governments to reduce the number of commercial fishing boats to a level that marine ecosystems can sustain. We are also pushing governments and the World Trade Organization (WTO) to eliminate harmful fishing subsidies which contribute ...
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WWF - Coastal development problems: Tourism
For example: mangrove forests and seagrass meadows have been removed to create open beaches ... local environment. Floating towns The increased popularity of cruise ships has also adversely affected the marine environment. Carrying up to 4,000 passengers and crew, these enormous floating towns are a ...
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WWF - Marine turtles
Mediterranean, green turtle numbers have plummeted. All seven species of marine turtles are listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ... type Open water and coastal habitats Why is this species important? Marine turtles fulfil important roles in marine ecosystems Marine turtles feed many species in the open ocean. The small turtles ...
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WWF - Barents Sea environment and conservation
Europe's last wild sea! The Barents Sea is one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world and among the most biologically diverse in the Arctic. Among its spectacular ... from climate change and increasing levels of toxic chemicals, and pose serious threats to the marine ecosystem and biodiversity. The Barents Sea is one of WWF's prioritised ecoregions for biodiversity ...
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WWF - Our Solutions: Marine Protected Areas
This is despite the fact ... Protected Area as an overarching description of: An area designated to protect marine ecosystems, processes, habitats, and species, which can contribute to the restoration and replenishment of resources for social, economic, ...
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WWF - Our Solutions: Climate change
CO2 emissions. These efforts should have a positive effect on marine ecosystems in the longer term if current global warming trends can be reversed. In the ... tourism should be minimized or eliminated in MPAs to reduce the overall stress placed on marine ecosystems suffering from climate change. MPAs should attempt to provide robust corridors or flexible boundaries so ...
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WWF - Increasing protection: the deep sea
Protected oases on the ocean floor Spewing hot, mineral-rich water into the darkness of ... entirely new to science. WWF worked with the Regional Government of the Azores to establish Marine Protected Areas around the Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen hydrothermal vents - the first deep-sea ...
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WWF - Our Solutions: Sustainable fishing
In order to maintain a healthy ecosystem, and hence a healthy fishery, in many ... reduced to allow the target species to continue to play its natural role in functioning ecosystems. In addition, fishing gear that eliminates or minimizes the incidental take of non-target species ...
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WWF - Mangrove forests: ecosystems
Canon / Roger LeGUEN Mangrove forests play a central role in transferring organic matter and energy from the land to marine ecosystems. This matter and energy comes from detritus from fallen leaves and branches, and forms the base of important marine food chains. Bacteria break down the detritus, releasing useful nutrients into the water that can then be used by marine ...
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