Timely, well informed and exhaustively referenced, State of the World's Oceans provides a contemporary overview of the oceans on our planet. It identifies and describes the various problems which continue to threaten environmental quality and biodiversity, ranging from overfishing to the complex changes which could take place as a result of global climate change.
Written by scientists working at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter in the UK, it is based on the latest published scientific information. It draws upon the considerable and unique experience of Greenpeace as an organization working on a diverse array of marine conservation issues on an international scale.
Designed to serve a wide readership, State of the World's Oceans is both a source of reliable information and an introduction to the wide literature which exists on marine conservation issues. It is accessible to those pursuing academic studies as well as those with a more general interest in the factors which are shaping our oceans. In addition to identifying the many problems, the book also outlines the ways in which the foundations and building blocks for clean, healthy and biodiverse seas can be provided, especially through the development of a global network of marine reserves.
Michelle Allsopp, Richard Page, Paul Johnston, David Santillo
State of the World's Oceans
2009, XIV, 258 p., Hardcover EUR 52.95, £ 41.99, sFr 88.00, $ 79.95
ISBN: 978-1-4020-9115-5