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Covering about 70% of the earth's surface, the oceans are a highly productive system which continuously recycles chemicals, nutrients and water through the 'hydrological cycle', which powers climate and weather, and which regulates global temperature by acting as a giant heat reservoir from the sun. The oceans contain a rich array of plant and animal life. About two-thirds of the world's population live within 60 kilometres of the coast, and almost half of the world's cities with more than one million people are sited in and around the tide-washed river mouths known as estuaries. From a human point of view, oceans are also a major source of food and employment, and provide natural routes for communication, transportation and trade.
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The About section was sourced from Man and the Ocean, a product of the Russian Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO), and from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), both foundation partners of the UN Atlas of the Oceans. It is now managed by the UN-Oceans agencies.
 
 
 
 
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TitleHonolulu Declaration  ( DOCUMENT )
Author(s) / Editor(s) Nature Conservancy and IUCN
DescriptionThe Nature Conservancy convened a workshop of global ocean experts on Honolulu in August 2008 to draft the Honolulu Declaration on Ocean Acidification and Coral Reef Management. This document describes the threat of ocean acidification and then presents a summary of recommendations for managers and policy makers that address the impacts of ocean acidification on coral reef systems.
Keywords CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
Content Language(s)English
File Location1232371224318_Final_Declaration.pdf
Web Addresshttp://www.nature.org/wh ... o_app.pdf
Type of DocumentDeclaration
Document StatusFinished
Publication DateAugust 2008
Hard Copy AvailabilityElizabeth McLeod (emcleod@tnc.org)
Additional Linkshttp://www.nature.org/
Related to TopicsCoral Reefs (12725); Coral Reefs (2549); Ocean-atmosphere interface (2188); Understanding climate change (13013)
  
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