Browsing Publications and Documents by Author "Western Indian Ocean Program"
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Conservation and Management of Chondrichthyans (Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras) In the Western Indian Ocean
Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar; Western Indian Ocean Program (United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) has been identified as a global hotspot for chondrichthyan diversity (Dulvy et al. 2014), with 130 shark, 86 batoid (wedgefishes, skates and rays) and 11 chimaera species identified to date. ... -
No Net Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Applying the Mitigation Hierarchy and Biodiversity Offsets as Tools to Achieve Sustainable Development in the Western Indian Ocean
Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar; Western Indian Ocean Program (United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)The Western Indian Ocean is one of the richest regions of the world for biodiversity. It comprises diverse ecosystems both in terms of biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided, as is the case of coral reefs and ... -
Threats posed to Marine Life in the Western Indian Ocean from Anthropogenic Ocean Noise and Shipping, including Ship strikes
Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar; Western Indian Ocean Program (United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)Questions and concerns about the effects of human introduction of noise into the marine environment on increasingly large scales are well-founded. Major progress has been made in understanding how animals hear and may be ...