| dc.contributor | Ecosystems Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Caribbean Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Latin America and the Caribbean | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-17T05:56:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-17T05:56:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-09-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/27270 | |
| dc.description | Massive quantities of pelagic sargassum occurred throughout the Caribbean in 2011, impacting aquatic resources, fisheries, shorelines, waterways, and tourism. Similar events have occurred since then, with a particularly heavy influx of sargassum observed during 2015. This Fact Sheet seeks to share the state of knowledge about the sargassum influx and to promote the adoption of best management practices. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.title | Pelagic Sargasssum Influx in the Wider Caribbean | en_US |
| dc.type | Factsheets | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate Action | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | en_US |
| wd.tags | Pollution | en_US |
| wd.topics | Climate change | en_US |
| wd.topics | Oceans & seas | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 4 | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049 | |
