The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment

World Ocean Assessment I

United Nations

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781316510018
• eBook ISBN: 9781108300124
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Oceanography

The World Ocean Assessment - or, to give its full title, The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment - is the outcome of the first cycle of the United Nations' Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. The Assessment provides vital, scientifically-grounded bases for the consideration of ocean issues, including climate change, by governments, intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental agencies and all other stakeholders and policymakers involved in ocean affairs. Together with future assessments and related initiatives, it will support the implementation of the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly its ocean-related goals. Moreover, it will also form an important reference text for marine science courses.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Editorial Info
• Table of Contents
• Foreword and Preface
• I Summary of the first global integrated marine assessment
• II The context of the assessment
• III Assessment of Major Ecosystem Services from the Marine Environment (Other than Provisioning Services)
• IV Assessment of the Cross-cutting Issues: Food Security and Food Safety
• V Assessment of Other Human Activities and the Marine Environment
• VI Assessment of Marine Biological Diversity and Habitats
• VII Overall Assessment
• Annexes