A healthy ocean, a protected climate
THE DEEP SEA : A KEY PLAYER TO BE PROTECTED FOR CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS The depth of the ocean is on average 4000 metres. In this area also known as “deep sea” there is no light, extremely high pressure, and temperatures that are much more stable than at the surface. Life exists under these conditions…
CLIMATE CHANGE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES Most of the debate regarding mitigation* and adaptation* measures to take against climate change is based on data collected in the last 150 years, for instance temperature measurement. It is also based on climate predictions for the next 85 years, until 2100. Concurrently with medium term climate change consequences on our…
FISHERIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE Scientific research shows that climate change impacts on the ocean have already affected fisheries. While abundance of several cold water species is reducing, some tropical species are appearing on our coasts. In future decades ocean warming and acidification can affect growth and reproduction processes of many marine organisms, which may reduce…
MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES Over the past ten years, the environment has entered the public debate. Why protect nature? Why preserve biodiversity? Our environment is made of a series of ecosystems, each supplying numerous services daily. Ecosystems are defined as dynamic complexes of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and the nonliving environment, interacting as…