The world is blue : how our fate and the ocean's are one /
Earle, Sylvia A., 1935-
The world is blue : how our fate and the ocean's are one / Sylvia A. Earle - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009 - 303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-303)
Foreword / Bill McKibben -- Why care that the world is blue? -- Perspective -- The vision : limitless ocean bounty, infinite resiliency. Taking wildlife I : the mammals ; Taking wildlife II : the fish ; Taking wildlife III : the shellfish ; The ultimate garbage disposal -- The reality : the ocean is in trouble, therefore, so are we. Biodiversity loss : unraveling the fabric of life in the sea ; Drilling, mining, shipping, spilling ; Changing climate, changing chemistry -- Now is the time : opportunities for action. Exploring the ocean ; Governing the ocean ; Smart aquaculture ; Protecting the ocean -- TED talk -- Protected marine sites -- Chart assessing progress toward global marine protection targets -- Marine protected areas maps.
9781426205415 (hardcover) : RM77.45 1426205414 (hardcover)
2009-023972
Oceanography
Marine ecology
Marine biology
Marine pollution
Nature--Effect of human beings on
The world is blue : how our fate and the ocean's are one / Sylvia A. Earle - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009 - 303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-303)
Foreword / Bill McKibben -- Why care that the world is blue? -- Perspective -- The vision : limitless ocean bounty, infinite resiliency. Taking wildlife I : the mammals ; Taking wildlife II : the fish ; Taking wildlife III : the shellfish ; The ultimate garbage disposal -- The reality : the ocean is in trouble, therefore, so are we. Biodiversity loss : unraveling the fabric of life in the sea ; Drilling, mining, shipping, spilling ; Changing climate, changing chemistry -- Now is the time : opportunities for action. Exploring the ocean ; Governing the ocean ; Smart aquaculture ; Protecting the ocean -- TED talk -- Protected marine sites -- Chart assessing progress toward global marine protection targets -- Marine protected areas maps.
9781426205415 (hardcover) : RM77.45 1426205414 (hardcover)
2009-023972
Oceanography
Marine ecology
Marine biology
Marine pollution
Nature--Effect of human beings on