Global Partnership for Oceans2014-04-152014-04-152014-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17795This document summarizes the approach that the global partnership for oceans (GPO) will take in its work with countries to help improve the health of the oceans and reduce coastal poverty. Restoring the health of the world's ocean is a global challenge that can and must be solved if one has to alleviate poverty, build resilient communities, and foster strong coastal economies. The natural systems underpinning the health of the ocean and the livelihoods, food, and other services dependent upon them are at risk, due largely to human action occurring in the context of weak institutions. The GPO has been established as a convening platform that can help to reduce the barriers to countries obtaining the finance and expertise needed to restore ocean health. To finance this support, the GPO will establish a new global fund for oceans (GPO fund), as well as an ocean investment roundtable. To mobilize the knowledge countries need, the GPO will include a network of expertise from the partners, coordinated through a global assembly of partners, supported by the GPO fund, and a number of communities of practice established around specific issues and themes.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS RIGHTSACIDIFICATIONADJACENT FISHINGAGRICULTURAL AREASAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL RUNOFFAGRICULTUREAMOUNT OF HABITATANIMAL FEEDANIMAL FEEDINGANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL PROTEINANTIFOULINGAQUACULTUREAQUACULTURE OPERATIONSAQUACULTURE PRODUCTIONAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMAQUATIC RESOURCESARTISANAL FISHERIESARTISANAL FISHINGARTISANAL FISHING COMMUNITIESBEHAVIORAL CHANGEBENEFICIAL USESBEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBIOLOGYCAPTURE FISHERIESCARBONCARBON CREDITSCARBON DIOXIDECARBON SEQUESTRATIONCARBON STORAGECARRYING CAPACITYCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOASTAL AREASCOASTAL COMMUNITIESCOASTAL DEVELOPMENTCOASTAL ECONOMIESCOASTAL ECOSYSTEMSCOASTAL FORESTSCOASTAL HABITATSCOASTAL REGIONSCOASTAL RESOURCESCOASTAL STATECOASTAL TOURISMCOASTAL WATERCOASTAL WATER POLLUTIONCOASTAL WATER QUALITYCOASTAL WATERSCOASTAL ZONECOASTLINESCONSERVATION MEASURESCONSTRUCTIONCORALCORAL REEFCORAL REEF COMMUNITIESCORAL REEF SYSTEMSCORAL REEFSCORAL SPECIESCRITICAL HABITATSCRITICAL NATURAL HABITATSCROPSDATA COLLECTIONDEFORESTATIONDIETSDISEASE MANAGEMENTECOLOGICAL PROCESSESECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPSECOLOGICAL SYSTEMECOLOGICAL SYSTEMSECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INCENTIVESECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENTECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONECOSYSTEM HEALTHECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENTENDANGERED SPECIESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDSEXCESS NUTRIENTSEXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONESFISHFISH PRODUCTIONFISH STOCKSFISHERIES ACTIVITIESFISHERIES MANAGEMENTFISHERIES PRODUCTIONFISHERSFISHERYFISHERY MANAGEMENTFISHERY PRODUCTIONFISHING ACTIVITIESFISHING CAPACITYFISHING EFFORTFISHING VESSELFISHING VESSELSFLOODINGFOOD COMMODITYFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYFOOD SOURCESFORESTRYGLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT BIODIVERSITYGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESGROWTH OF AQUACULTUREHABITATHABITAT CHANGEHABITAT CONSERVATIONHABITAT DEGRADATIONHABITAT DESTRUCTIONHABITAT LOSSHABITAT RESTORATIONHEAVY METALSHIGH SEASILLEGAL FISHINGINDIRECT USEINLAND FISHERIESIRREVERSIBLE CHANGEISLANDLAGOONSLAKELAKESLAND USELIVELIHOODSLOSS OF WETLANDSMANAGEMENT OF FISHERIESMANGROVEMANGROVE FORESTSMANGROVESMARINE AREAMARINE AREASMARINE ASSESSMENTMARINE ECOSYSTEMSMARINE ENVIRONMENTMARINE LITTERMARINE POLLUTIONMARINE RESOURCESMINERAL RESOURCESMITIGATIONNATIONAL JURISDICTIONNATURAL CAPITALNATURAL HABITATNATURAL HABITAT LOSSNATURAL HABITATSNATURAL HAZARDSNATURAL RESOURCESNATURENEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSNEGATIVE IMPACTSNITROGENNURSERY AREASNUTRIENT LOADSNUTRIENT SUPPLYOCEAN AREASOCEAN ECOSYSTEMSOCEAN FISHERIESOCEAN HEALTHOCEAN POLICYOCEAN RESOURCESOCEAN TEMPERATURESOCEANSOILOIL SPILLSOPEN ACCESSOVERFISHINGOXYGENPARTNERSHIPPERMITSPHPHYSICSPOINT SOURCEPOLLUTANTSPONDSPORTFOLIOPRESERVATIONPROTECTIONPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY CONTROLRECREATIONRECREATIONAL FISHERIESRECREATIONAL FISHINGREGIONAL FISHERIESREMOTE SENSINGREPLENISHMENTRESPONSIBLE AQUACULTURERESPONSIBLE FISHERIESRESPONSIBLE FISHINGSCIENTIFIC ADVICESCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESEASEA GRASSSEDIMENTSEED FUNDINGSHELLFISHSHORESMALL-SCALE FISHERIESSPAWNINGSPAWNING GROUNDSSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE FISHERIESSUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODSSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE USETOURISMTOURISTSTROPICAL FORESTSUNREGULATED FISHINGUSER RIGHTSVEGETATIONVESSEL MONITORING SYSTEMSWATER POLLUTIONWATER QUALITYWATERSHEDWATERSHEDSWATERWAYSWETLANDWETLAND CHANGEWETLAND SYSTEMWETLANDS LOSS10.1596/17795