Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean - A Summary for Policy Makers

关键词: Ecosystems and Biodiversity;   

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: United Nations Environment Programme

【 摘 要 】

The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) provides insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for marine ecosystem goods and services to match the increasing human population, the pace and scale of environmentalchanges taking place in the region and the opportunities to avoid serious degradation in one of the world’s unique and highly biodiverse oceans. The report goes a step further and presents exploratory scenarios and policy analysis to better inform anticipatory planning and management of coastal and marine resources.