Increasing capacity for stewardship of oceans and coasts : a priority for the 21st century

Increasing capacity for stewardship of oceans and coasts : a priority for the 21st century / Committee on International Capacity-Building for the Protection and Sustainable Use of Oceans and Coasts, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Marine environments support the livelihoods, economies, and quality of life for communities around the world. But growth of coastal populations and increasing demands on marine resources are putting the future of ocean and coastal resources at risk through impacts such as overfishing, wetland draina...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Ocean Studies Board
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Marine ecosystem management.
Coastal zone management.
NATURE > Animals > Marine Life.
Coastal zone management
Marine ecosystem management
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Table of Contents:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Challenges of Achieving Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts
  • 3 Growing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts: A Work in Progress
  • 4 Moving Toward Effectiveness: Identifying Barriers to and Constraints on Effective Capacity-Building
  • 5 What Aspects of Capacity-Building Need More Emphasis?
  • 6 Building Capacity in Ocean and Coastal Governance
  • 7 The Path Ahead: Strategic and Long-Term Approaches to Capacity-Building
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Committee and Staff BiographiesAppendix B: Panamá Conference 2006: Are We Meeting the Challenges of Capacity-Building for Managing Oceans and Coasts?
  • Appendix C: Major Changes in Capacity-Building Since 1969
  • Appendix D: Acronyms

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