Indispensable Ocean : Aligning Ocean Health and Human Well-Being

A healthy ocean is fundamental to human wellbeing and an indispensable part of the Earth's life-support system, which sustains the species and the ecosystems upon which we depend. The ocean regulates our climate and, as part of the hydrological cycle, drives weather patterns that determine rainfall, droughts, and floods. The ocean has also reduced the impact of human-induced climate change by absorbing 25 percent of the carbon dioxide released by human activities and over 90 percent of the extra heat trapped by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases. The ocean also provides food and sustains livelihoods. The size and growth of the human population is putting unprecedented pressure on natural resources, both on land and in the sea. The ocean may play an increasing role in supplying those resources and will, in this regard, play a critical role in global efforts to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. Comprehensive global estimates of the economic activity associated with the ocean have only recently been attempted and a published consensus estimate has not yet emerged. The global economic benefits derived from the ocean's goods and services are, however, undeniably important, especially for coastal states and island nations. The ocean generates hundreds of millions of jobs in biotechnology, energy, fishing, shipping, tourism, and other sectors. Most current economic assessments do not yet fully account for the innumerable non-market ecosystem services that can deeply influence well-being, traditions, cultures, faith, and recreation and enjoyment for many millions of people.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Blue Ribbon Panel
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Global Partnership for Oceans, Washington, DC 2013-10-16
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACIDIFICATION, ADAPTIVE APPROACHES, AGRICULTURAL LAND, ALGAE, ALGAL BLOOMS, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, ANIMAL PROTEIN, AQUACULTURE, AQUATIC ORGANISMS, ATLANTIC FISHERIES, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE, ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, BARRIER REEF, BIODIVERSITY, BIOLOGISTS, BIOMASS, BIOPHYSICAL FACTORS, CAPTURE FISHERIES, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON STORAGE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO2, COASTAL COMMUNITIES, COASTAL COMMUNITY, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT, COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, COASTAL HABITATS, COASTAL OCEAN, COASTAL RESOURCES, COASTAL STATES, COASTAL SYSTEMS, COASTAL WATER, COASTAL WATER QUALITY, COMMERCIAL FISH, COMMERCIAL FISH STOCKS, COMMON GOOD, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, CONSERVATION EFFORTS, CONSERVATION OF NATURE, CORAL, CORAL BLEACHING, CORAL COVER, CORAL REEF, CORAL REEF MONITORING, CORAL REEFS, CRITICAL HABITAT, CRITICAL HABITATS, CRITICAL NATURAL HABITATS, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM, ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ECONOMICS, ECONOMISTS, ECOSYSTEM, ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION, ECOSYSTEM GOODS, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ESTUARIES, EUTROPHICATION, EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISH, FISH STOCKS, FISHERIES, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, FISHERIES POLICY, FISHERIES SCIENCE, FISHERIES SECTOR, FISHERS, FISHERY, FISHING, FISHING EFFORT, FISHING RIGHTS, FLOW OF OCEAN CURRENTS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SUPPLY, GLOBAL OCEAN, GLOBAL POLLUTION, GLOBAL SEAFOOD, GREENHOUSE GASES, GROUNDFISH, HABITAT, HABITAT DEGRADATION, HABITAT DESTRUCTION, HABITAT LOSS, HABITAT PROTECTION, HABITATS, HUMAN ACTIVITIES, HUMAN PRESSURE, HYDROGEN, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IRREVERSIBLE CHANGE, ISLAND, ISLAND STATES, LAND USE, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVELIHOODS, LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, MAJOR FISHERIES, MANGROVES, MARINE BIOLOGY, MARINE COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE DEBRIS, MARINE ECOSYSTEM, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE ENVIRONMENT, MARINE FISHERIES, MARINE LIFE, MARINE PARK, MARINE POLLUTION, MARINE RESEARCH, MARINE RESOURCE, MARINE RESOURCES, MARINE SCIENCE, MARKET DISTORTIONS, METHANE, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, NATIONAL FISHERIES, NATURAL CAPITAL, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURE, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NURSERY AREAS, NUTRIENT, NUTRIENTS, OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS, OCEAN HEALTH, OCEAN MANAGEMENT, OCEAN POLICY, OCEAN RESOURCE, OCEAN RESOURCES, OCEAN SUSTAINABILITY, OCEAN TEMPERATURES, OCEANOGRAPHER, OCEANOGRAPHY, OCEANS, OIL, OPEN ACCESS, OVERFISHING, OXYGEN, OXYGEN LEVELS, OYSTER, PARTNERSHIP, PERCENT OF STOCKS, PH, POLICY INSTRUMENTS, POLICY MAKERS, POLLUTERS, POLLUTION, POLLUTION REDUCTION, POPULATION GROWTH, PRESENT VALUE, PUBLIC GOOD, PUBLIC GOODS, QUOTAS, RECREATION, RECYCLING, REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMS, REGIONAL FISHERIES, REMOTE SENSING, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SEA, SEA GRASS, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, SEAFOOD MARKETS, SEAFOOD PRODUCTION, SECURITIES, SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES, SOCIAL COSTS, SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA, SPAWNING, SPECIES, STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES, STOCK ASSESSMENT, STORM SURGE, SURFACE TEMPERATURES, SURFACE WATERS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES, TERRITORIAL USE RIGHTS, TIDE, TIMBER, TOURISM, UNREPORTED FISHING, UPWELLING ECOSYSTEMS, USER RIGHTS, VIABLE ECOSYSTEMS, WATER POLLUTION, WATER QUALITY, WEATHER PATTERNS, WILDLIFE, WORLD FISHERIES, WORLD OCEANS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18516203/indispensable-ocean-aligning-ocean-health-human-well-being-guidance-blue-ribbon-panel-global-partnerships-oceans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16635
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