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Climate Change Set to Devastate Regional Fisheries and Cause Reef Tourism Revenue Losses of Over 90%. Adaptive Management Processes Must Be Fast Tracked by World Leaders

PRESS RELEASE Madrid, December 6th, 2019: Unabated climate change could cause coral reef tourism revenue losses of over 90%, while some West African countries are forecast to see fish stocks decline by 85% (1), according to a first-of-its-kind analysis2 into country-by-country climate impacts on key ocean sectors, published today as world leaders gather at the […]

The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action

Steve Gaines, Peter Haugan, and Manaswita Konar, authors of the Special Report ‘The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action’ discuss key findings and explore policies and innovations that could advance ocean-based strategies for climate change in this event, co-hosted by WRI and the Embassies of Chile, Fiji, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, […]

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