Oceans
An ocean is a body of water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans. The phrases "the ocean" or "the sea" used without specification refer to the interconnected body of salt water covering the majority of the Earth's surface. As a general term, "the ocean" is mostly interchangeable with "the sea" in American English, but not in British English. Strictly speaking, a sea is a body of water (generally …
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MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 26 July 2024 English
Since the end of the Second World War, the US’s engagement in South Asia has undergone changes in response to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the region and the global landscape. …
ties among democracies in the Indian and Pacific Oceans to safeguard sea lanes and promote prosperity. … cannot be ignored. Viewing the Indian and Pacific Oceans as a single, continuous area became imperative … diplomacy, likening it to a connection ‘deeper than the oceans, higher than the mountains, and sweeter than honey … ties among democracies in the Indian and Pacific Oceans to safeguard sea lanes and foster prosperity. Encompassing … understated. Recognizing the Indian and Pacific Oceans as a cohesive area became imperative for effective …
WGCS: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists · 24 July 2024 English
The "Blueprint to Repair Australia's Landscapes" is a comprehensive report that outlines a strategic approach for a 30-year investment aimed at restoring the health, productivity, and resilience of Australia's natural …
rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, coasts and oceans, including for the Great Barrier Reef (Thorburn …
23 July 2024 French
Les « Directives volontaires visant à assurer la durabilité de la pêche artisanale » de la FAO de juin 2014 mettent en avant la création et la protection de zones …
l’environnement » et inclure « la gouvernance des océans et le soutien aux industries locales de pêche » …
HPA: Water Policy Association · 22 July 2024 English
Water Peace, and the Future: An Interconnected Journey Water is the essence of life, vital for the sur- vival of humans, animals, and plants. [...] The rela- tionship between water, …
contaminate rivers, lakes, is available to all. and oceans, harming aquatic ecosystems and . 2 Warming climate …
ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia · 22 July 2024 English
ERIA Event Report 2024
plastics found in our environment, including land, oceans, rivers, and even our food chain. We urgently need … Debris to APEC Economies’, Report for the APEC Oceans and Fisheries Working Group by the Australian National …
MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 18 July 2024 English
The evolving economic relationship between India and Bangladesh lays a robust foundation for sub-regional integration in the eastern subcontinent and further afield, including the Bay of Bengal and the eastern …
Bangladesh has agreed to join the Indo- Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and will co-lead the 'Disaster …
Fraser Institute · 18 July 2024 English
The federal government has set a GHG emissions reduction target of at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, equivalent to 38.5% below 2022 levels. This report examines proposed policies …
planetary surface, 70% of which is ocean, and oceans warm much more slowly than the land.8 Temperature …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 17 July 2024 English
The EU's leaders took two crucial decisions at their summit on 27 June to set the framework for the new institutional cycle: one on high-level appointments, the other on the …
environmental systems, including oceans Protect nature Reverse the degradation of oceans Continued • Protect … Protect nature • Oceans Driving forward the industrial development of clean technologies, reaping the …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 July 2024 English
IISD provides insights on aspects of World Trade Organization (WTO) members' plastics that have created friction with trading partners and suggests recommendations for the adoption of such policies in the …
Nevertheless, with annual flows of plastic into the oceans expected to triple by 2040 in a business-as-usual …
