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Commission aims to draw attention to deteriorating oceans - SciDev.Net - 0 views

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Pavan Sukhdev ocean marine Global Ocean Commission

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  • Pavan Sukhdev, head of UNEP's Green Economy Initiative and lead author of the 2010 Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study, tells Scidev.Net that the commission's report will in part be aimed at businesses preparing to exploit the high seas with new technologies.
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The Associated Press: Accounting for natural wealth gains world traction - 0 views

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green accounting" Pavan Sukhdev GDP

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  • What is a sip of clean water worth? Is there economic value in the shade of a tree? And how much would you pay for a breath of fresh air?
  • That study, started in 2007, has estimated the world economy suffers roughly $2.5 trillion to $4 trillion in losses every year due to environmental degradation. That's up to 7 percent of global GDP.
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Scientists join forces in call for action to save coral reefs - 1 views

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climate change reefs ocean marine coral Pacific sea levels temperatures

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  • "Rising sea levels, more intense storms, changes in ocean chemistry due to air and water pollution - all these stress coral reefs," observed Steve Palumbi, an expert on corals with the Center for Ocean Solutions and the chief organizer in developing the consensus statement. "At least 25 percent of the world's coral reefs have been degraded. Because of the global origin of climate change, the only way to tackle this is through a worldwide effort."
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Species number on Earth a mystery (Science Alert) - 0 views

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species biodiversity health

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  • The study suggests that many of these species are important for medicine, water purification and provide numerous other services for humanity.
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Animal movement is key to sea life - Technology & science - Science - OurAmazingPlanet ... - 1 views

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whales ocean marine biodiversity

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  • whales and other marine animals may play a major role in the worldwide transport of nutrients — from the cold, rich waters of the deep to the warm, nutrient-poor surface. Without these key ingredients, much marine life would cease to exist.
  • A study published in July in the journal Biogeosciences Discussions estimated that a mere 80 sperm whales that live near Hawaii transport 1,100 tons (1 million kilograms) of nitrogen per year with the movement of their massive bodies through a boundary called the pycnocline, below which it is too dark for light-loving plants — the base of much of the ocean food chain — to survive.
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