Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a
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United Nations Environment Programme, GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden
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RT Generic T1 Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a A1 United Nations Environment Programme, GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden YR 2004 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7739 PB United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden AB TY - GEN T1 - Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a AU - United Nations Environment Programme, GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden Y1 - 2004 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7739 PB - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden AB - @misc{20.500.11822_7739 author = {United Nations Environment Programme, GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden}, title = {Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a}, year = {2004}, abstract = {}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7739} } @misc{20.500.11822_7739 author = {United Nations Environment Programme, GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden}, title = {Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a}, year = {2004}, abstract = {}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7739} } TY - GEN T1 - Global International Waters Assessment: Caribbean Sea/Small Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 3a AU - United Nations Environment Programme, GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/7739 PB - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden AB -Metadata
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This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Small Islands sub-system of the Caribbean Sea region - an area particularly vulnerable to human activities owing to the fragility of the island ecosystems and their limited carrying capacities. Habitat and community modification, as a result of anthropogenic pressures, was found to cause the most severe transboundary environmental and socio-economic impacts in the sub-system. The governments regard rapid economic growth as a priority, which they have failed to balance with the conservation and protection of important ecosystems. The Causal chain analysis discusses the root causes of habitat and community modification by investigating the cause-effect pathways of the concern. Policy options are proposed that aim to provide solutions to these fundamental issues, in order to enhance the management of the region's aquatic environment
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