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Coastal management and restoration of our planet's coastlines with a particular focus on California, Louisiana and the Pacific.  Emphasizing wetland restoration, aspects of agriculture in the coastal plain, fisheries, dealing with coastal hazards, and effective governance.
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Lord Howe island faces ‘major’ coral bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to break records | Environment | The Guardian

Lord Howe island faces ‘major’ coral bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to break records | Environment | The Guardian | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - March 5, 8:27 PM
Exclusive: Fears coral bleaching moving south to Lord Howe, Norfolk islands after southern Great Barrier Reef experiences worst heat stress since 1985
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Excess ocean temperatures is causing a coral bleaching event outside Lord Howe island, east of Australia. The reef is noted in the article as being "world’s most southern coral reef." 
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Cameron Montgomery's comment, March 6, 4:12 PM
The coral reefs off the coast of Australia plays a huge role in the ecosystem for that part of the world, not just in the way of fish and wildlife but also in the way of tourism for Norwalk Islands or Australia in general. Once coral gets bleached their is no turning back for that part of the world.
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Huge waves and disease turn Marshall Islands into 'a war zone,' health official says

Huge waves and disease turn Marshall Islands into 'a war zone,' health official says | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - December 5, 2019 7:17 PM
The Marshall Islands' capital city is flooded by storm waves, dengue fever and flu are rampant, and its president pleads for help from the global community.
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To those who have argued that climate change, ecological degradation, and environmental justice are not real or somehow amount to overblown concerns, with respect, you've not been paying attention.
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Tiny Pacific island finds itself in the crosshairs of North Korea. Why Guam?

Tiny Pacific island finds itself in the crosshairs of North Korea. Why Guam? | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - August 9, 2017 10:13 PM
North Korea has raised alarms by hinting it would target U.S. territory of Guam with ballistic missiles
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Chagos islanders cannot return home, says Supreme Court

Chagos islanders cannot return home, says Supreme Court | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.com - July 27, 2016 9:03 PM
Former residents of the Chagos Islands who were forcibly removed from their homeland more than 40 years ago have lost their legal challenge to return.
Families left the Indian Ocean islands in the 1960s and 70s to make way for a US Air Force base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the group of islands.
An Immigration Order preventing anyone from going back was issued in 1971.
The Supreme Court - UK's highest court - upheld a 2008 House of Lords ruling that the exiles could not return.
Olivier Bancoult, the Chagossian leader who has been fighting in the courts on behalf of the islanders, had argued that decision should be set aside.

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Two thousand mice dropped on Guam by parachute — to kill snakes

Two thousand mice dropped on Guam by parachute — to kill snakes | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.cnbc.com - December 3, 2013 11:02 AM
Rodents were dropped on Guam to help eradicate the brown tree snake, a species that has caused millions in commercial losses since its arrival.
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Take out them invading snakes!

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Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find

Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - December 7, 2019 12:48 AM
The world’s forests are being carved into pieces. In tropical regions, animals are likely to pay a heavy price.
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East Island, a remote Hawaiian islet, was wiped out overnight by Hurricane Walaka

From www.washingtonpost.com - October 25, 2018 6:50 AM
"Losing an island overnight is an eye-opener," one federal scientist said. "It really makes climate change real.”
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A Warming Planet Jolts the Iconic Creatures of the Galápagos

A Warming Planet Jolts the Iconic Creatures of the Galápagos | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From garryrogers.com - May 29, 2017 3:03 PM
"Failure to take pressure off the Galápagos’ flora and fauna could kill the booby that laid the golden egg: Of the seven animal species that tourists rank most important to their visit—tortoises, sea turtles, marine and land iguanas, penguins, blue-footed boobies, and sea lions—all are expected to decline because of climate change, according to a…

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Garry Rogers's curator insight, May 28, 2017 3:01 PM
This beautifully illustrated story gives details on a number of species being harmed by climate change. All animals must struggle to survive. Now, with human-caused global warming, their struggle is becoming more difficult. Deaths are increasing, and extinction has appeared on the horizon.
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Ex ante evaluation of a possible future FPA and protocol between the EU and Kiribati

Ex ante evaluation of a possible future FPA and protocol between the EU and Kiribati | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From ec.europa.eu - January 29, 2015 1:48 AM

This report provides an ex post evaluation for the existing Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Kiribati. The Protocol concerns the access to Kiribati waters of a maximum of 4 purse seiners and 6 surface longliners flying the flag of any EU Member State for fishing of highly migratory species. The evaluation considers the Protocol in terms of its effectiveness, efficiency, economy, coherence and acceptability. It also provides an ex ante evaluation to support the potential negotiation and implementation of a new Protocol. The current Protocol is applicable for 3 years between 16 September 2012 and 15 September 2015.

 

The total EU minimum financial contribution considered includes annual payments by the EU of EUR 1 325 000 comprising an annual amount for the access to Kiribati fishing zone of EUR 975 000 (74%) for a reference tonnage of 15 000 tonnes and EUR 350 000 (26%) for the support and implementation of Kiribati’s sectoral policy. EU vessels utilising the agreement contribute to the financial transfers to Kiribati budget with
payments of access fees and other contributions towards management costs of the agreement (e.g. observers remunerations) amounting up to a minimum of EUR 1.7 million.

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Final report: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/documentation/studies/kiribati-2014/doc/evaluations-kiribati_en.pdf

 

 Fisheries - European Commission

 

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