An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean
| Autor: | Catherine Longo, F. Stuart Chapin, Jameal F. Samhouri, Courtney Scarborough, Daniel R. Brumbaugh, Scott C. Doney, Steven D. Gaines, Kelsey I. Jacobsen, Gregory S. Stone, Cristiane T. Elfes, Sarah E. Lester, U. Rashid Sumaila, Dirk Zeller, Kristin M. Kleisner, Jennifer K. O'Leary, Karen L. McLeod, Marla Ranelletti, Kendra L. Daly, Michael J. Fogarty, Daniel Pauly, Steven K. Katona, Kevin St. Martin, Larry B. Crowder, Darren Hardy, Andrew Rosenberg, Stephen Polasky, Benjamin D. Best, Leah Bunce Karrer, Bud Ris, Heather M. Leslie, Elizabeth Neeley, Elizabeth R. Selig, Benjamin S. Halpern |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources
Multidisciplinary Index (economics) Internationality Geography Oceans and Seas Water Pollution Fisheries Developing country Marine Biology Livelihood Oceanography Environmental Policy Index score Sustainable management Animals Recreation Resource management Human Activities Seawater Developed country Environmental planning Ecosystem Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Nature. 488(7413) |
| ISSN: | 1476-4687 |
| Popis: | The ocean plays a critical role in supporting human well-being, from providing food, livelihoods and recreational opportunities to regulating the global climate. Sustainable management aimed at maintaining the flow of a broad range of benefits from the ocean requires a comprehensive and quantitative method to measure and monitor the health of coupled human–ocean systems. We created an index comprising ten diverse public goals for a healthy coupled human–ocean system and calculated the index for every coastal country. Globally, the overall index score was 60 out of 100 (range 36–86), with developed countries generally performing better than developing countries, but with notable exceptions. Only 5% of countries scored higher than 70, whereas 32% scored lower than 50. The index provides a powerful tool to raise public awareness, direct resource management, improve policy and prioritize scientific research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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