Download or read book Marine Environmental Quality in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area PNCIMA British Columbia Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marine Environmental Quality in the Pacfic North Coast Integrated Management Area PNCIMA British Columbia Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Oceans Management Planning in Canada written by Michelle Patricia Eileen Vandermoor and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, there has been a surge of interest around the world in marine planning as an innovative approach to balancing sustainable development and conservation of the marine environment. In 2009, a marine planning process was initiated for a region called the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) in British Columbia, Canada. The final integrated oceans management plan for the PNCIMA was officially endorsed in February 2017. The collaborative planning process used to prepare the PNCIMA plan was evaluated using a multi-criteria evaluation method. The results show that the PNCIMA process had strengths and weaknesses: three of the twenty-six best practice criteria were met, thirteen were moderately met, and nine were unmet. Further, stakeholders reached consensus on some but not all elements of the PNCIMA plan. Recommendations are identified for design and management of future collaborative marine planning processes based on the PNCIMA evaluation.
Download or read book Cleaning Up Our Ocean written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marine and coastal ecosystem services written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks also go to Bill Wareham, Sutton Eaves, and Jodi Stark of the David Suzuki Foundation, Colin Campbell of the Sierra Club of British Columbia, Kim Wright of the Living Oceans Society, Veronica Lo of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Hussein Alidina of World Wildlife Fund Canada, and Ed Gregr from UBC for report editing and reviews, Ian Hanington of the David Suzuki Foundation for cop [...] A Commitment to Further Research: Lack of knowledge with respect to ecosystem services is due both to the lack of relevant data and to the multivariate complexity of the concept. [...] The dangers of human-induced damage to oceans are beginning to enter public consciousness, as society is increasingly aware of the phenomenon of "dead zones", the existence of invasive species, and the fact that that certain marine species have been exploited to the brink of extinction. [...] The following report follows the methodology of the MEA in that the value of ecosystems is assessed from a range of viewpoints (i.e., health, social, and economic). [...] The first objective provides the basis of the report by examining what subset of services exist in the marine environment along the Central and North Pacific coasts, and why they are important from both an ecological and a socio-economic perspective.
Download or read book Regional Peer Review Process on a Risk based Assessment Framework to Identify Priorities for Ecosystem based Oceans Management in the Pacific Region written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS)Regional Peer Review meeting on May 8-10, 2012, at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia. One working paper was presented for peer review. This paper developed an ecological risk assessment framework to identify and assess the relative risk of harm to VECsfrom human activities and their associated stressors and to rank the significance of activities and stressors based on the relative risks to VECs. In-person and web-based participation included DFO Science, Fisheries and Aquatic Management Sectors staff; and external participants from First Nations organizations, the Province of British Columbia, Environment Canada, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the commercial fishing sector, environmental non-governmental organizations, consultants, and academia. The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a ScienceAdvisory Report to Oceans and Ecosystem Management to inform the development of conservation objectives for the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) and Pacific Region Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Download or read book World Seas An Environmental Evaluation written by Jean-Francois Hamel and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume One: Europe, The Americas and West Africa provides a comprehensive review of the environmental condition of the seas of Europe, the Americas and West Africa. Each chapter is written by experts in the field who provide historical overviews in environmental terms, current environmental status, major problems arising from human use, informed comments on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future. The book is an invaluable worldwide reference source for students and researchers who are concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development. - Covers regional issues that help countries find solutions to environmental decline that may have already developed elsewhere - Provides scientific reviews of regional issues, thus empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regions - Includes comprehensive maps and updated statistics in each region covered
Download or read book Marine Environmental Quality in the North Coast and Queen Charlotte Islands British Columbia Canada written by D. I. Johannessen and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health of Our Oceans written by Canada. Marine Environmental Quality Advisory Group and published by Dartmouth, N.S. : Marine Environmental Quality Advisory Group. This book was released on 1991 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report gives a perspective of national and international legislation and obligations; addresses the quality of Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic coasts and marine waters; presents an overview of Canada's marine environmental quality (MEQ) and identifies some next steps. The report focuses on threats to MEQ from toxic chemicals, industrial emissions, and anthropogenic physical changes.
Download or read book Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet written by Megan Epler Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps all those involved in international tourism develop the new skills, tools and investments required to protect irreplaceable global resources from the impacts of escalating tourism demand over the next 50 years. It documents how technology and the growing global middle class are driving a travel revolution which requires a new paradigm in managing tourism destinations. Travel and tourism supply chains and business models for hotels, tour operators, cruise lines, airlines and airports are analysed and environmental management techniques are proposed for each sector. A pragmatic set of solutions are offered to support the transition to lower impact tourism development worldwide. It recommends that decision makers assess the current and future value of natural, social, and cultural capital to guide investment in destinations and protect vital resources. Case studies illustrate why budgets to protect local destinations are consistently underestimated and offer guidance on new metrics. Innovative approaches are proposed to support the transition to green infrastructure, protect incomparable landscapes, and engage local people in the monitoring of vital indicators to protect local resources. It provides students, professionals, and policy makers with far-reaching recommendations for new educational programs, professional expertise, financing, and legal frameworks to lower tourism’s rapidly escalating carbon impacts and protect the health and well-being of local populations, ecosystems, cultures, and monuments worldwide.
Download or read book Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area written by Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans and published by . This book was released on 2007* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marine Environmental Quality in the Central Coast of British Columbia Canada a Review of Contaminant Sources Types and Risks written by Canada. Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans and published by Sidney, B.C. : Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This book was released on 2003 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report is intended as a background paper to educate managers, stakeholders, scientists and public about chemical contamination issues in the central coast."--Page 1.
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of National and Regional Ocean Policies written by Biliana Cicin-Sain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive handbook, prepared by leading ocean policy academics and practitioners from around the world, presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of fifteen developed and developing nations and four key regions of the world that have taken concrete steps toward cross-cutting and integrated national and regional ocean policy. All chapters follow a common framework for policy analysis. While most coastal nations of the world already have a variety of sectoral policies in place to manage different uses of the ocean (such as shipping, fishing, oil and gas development), in the last two decades, the coastal nations covered in the book have undertaken concerted efforts to articulate and implement an integrated, ecosystem-based vision for the governance of ocean areas under their jurisdiction. This includes goals and procedures to harmonize existing uses and laws, to foster sustainable development of ocean areas, to protect biodiversity and vulnerable resources and ecosystems, and to coordinate the actions of the many government agencies that are typically involved in oceans affairs. The book highlights the serious conflicts of use in most national ocean zones and the varying attempts by nations to follow the prescriptions emanating from the 1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention and the outcomes of the 1992, 2002, and 2012 sustainable development summits. The interrelationship among uses and processes in the coast and ocean requires that ocean governance be integrated, precautionary, and anticipatory. Overall, the book provides a definitive state-of-the-art review and analysis of national and regional ocean policies around the world.
Download or read book Sea Change written by Ussif Rashid Sumaila and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As climate change, resource overexploitation, and pollution leave ever more visible marks, ocean ecosystems, economies, and people are all affected. With coasts on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic, Canada faces a formidable challenge in building resilient, sustainable oceans and supporting the communities that rely on them. Sea Change reports on the OceanCanada Partnership, a multidisciplinary project to take stock of what we know about Canada’s oceans, construct possible scenarios for coastal regions, and create a national dialogue and vision. Three themes emerge from this impressive synthesis of social, cultural, economic, and environmental research: ocean change, access to ocean resources, and ocean governance. Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars and practitioners focus on finding solutions to rapid environmental and social transformation, outlining the implications for legislation and offering policy recommendations. Increasingly, civil society will have to advocate for oceans, and Sea Change will empower the voices of those who take up that task.
Download or read book Pollutants in British Columbia s Marine Environment written by B. H. Kay and published by Conservation and Protection, Environmental Protection, Pacific and Yukon Region,$c1989.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goal of project was to answer 2 questions: what is current state of marine environment in BC, and has quality of marine environment improved or deteriorated since early 1960s? Lack of long term studies noted.
Download or read book Marine Environmental Quality in the Central Coast of British Columbia Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report is intended as a background paper to educate managers, stakeholders, scientists and public about chemical contamination issues in the central coast."--Page 1.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Central Coast Integrated Marine Environmental Quality Workshop written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
