37 datasets found

One third of the world's population lives in coastal areas and rapid development of these areas has meant increased construction of coastal infrastructure and related...

Coral reefs are a critical global resource, both biologically, and in socio-economic terms. They are the most diverse marine habitat, with an estimated one million different...

Africa is the world’s second-largest continent, covering about a fifth of the planet’s land area, and home to a wide variety of environments from coral reefs to rainforests....

The Global Coral Disease Database (GCDD) aims to collate information on the global distribution of coral diseases to contribute to the understanding of coral disease prevalence....

Marine Areas Beyond the National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) occupy approximately 64 per cent of the surface of the Earth’s ocean (Global Ocean Commission, 2014) and 95 per cent of its...

Coastal and marine ecosystems support very rich speciecs diversity in south Asia as the region has numerous estuaries, lagoons, mangrove areas, coral reefs, sea-grasses and...

UNEP regional seas reports.

The new rapid response report entitled In Dead Water has for the first time mapped the multiple and combined impacts of pollution

The report provides a very useful starting point for conducting the Assessment of Assessments. It highlights the fact that the data available to assess the different ocean...

Regional Seas Reports and Studies

UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series No 22. Cold-water coral reefs : Out of sight - no longer out of mind describes the various cold-water coral ecosystems and associations together...

South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) initiated specific programmes to d al with the management and conservation issues by establishing the South Asia Coral Reef...

Overview on land based sources and activities affecting the marine environment in the ROPME Sea area.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Seas office released the Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Outlook: Global Synthesis, which provides the first systematic overview...

This dataset shows the areas where coral reefs protection could be undertaken for reducing tropical cyclone surge physical exposure. Protection opportunities areas were...

This dataset shows additional areas where coral reefs protection or restoration could be undertaken for reducing tsunami risk; with more uncertainty than the associated...

This dataset shows the areas where coral reefs restoration could be undertaken for reducing tropical cyclone surge physical exposure. Restoration opportunities areas were...

This dataset shows additional areas where coral reef protection or restoration could be undertaken for reducing tropical cyclone surge risk; with more uncertainty than the...

This dataset shows the areas where coral reefs protection could be undertaken for reducing tsunami physical exposure. Protection opportunities areas were considered for areas...

This dataset shows the global distribution of coral reefs in tropical and subtropical regions. It is the most comprehensive global dataset of warm-water coral reefs to date,...