In the early 21st century, Somalia's fishing industry was affected by climate change, overfishing, and increasing incidents of piracy along the coasts.
The Stanford Woods Institute works to bring Stanford's singular strengths to bear on solving ocean challenges ranging from climate change, overfishing, coastal development, pollution and plastics.
This is why global problems like climate change, overfishing, and infectious disease can't be addressed in the same way as national problems.
Many factors — including climate change, overfishing or loss of food supply — can push a wild animal population to the brink of collapse.
Stressful marine conditions as a result of climate change, overfishing and habitat perturbations have contributed to the decline in the interior Fraser River salmon population.
Although Gentoo penguins are doing relatively O.K. in the wild, other species face threats from climate change, overfishing, oil drilling and other factors.
Why are these initiatives working so well for a company that has stores worldwide and is committed to working on big issues, including climate change, overfishing, human rights and animal welfare?
As climate change, overfishing, pollution, and the hunt for resources alter the sea's chemistry and ecology, he hoped to mobilize the aquarium's 1.3 million annual visitors — and its far larger audience on social media — on behalf of the sea and its inhabitants.
As climate change, overfishing, pollution, and the hunt for resources alter the sea's chemistry and ecology, he hoped to mobilize the aquarium's 1.3 million annual visitors and its far larger audience on social media on behalf of the sea and its inhabitants.
Some have denominated it as the next economic hub of East Africa, but Lake Victoria's pollution levels, increasing water temperature due to climate change, overfishing, and unsustainable (and illegal) fishing practices have devastated fisheries (Chinese fish now have to be imported to meet local demand) [41].
Danajon Bank is beset by climate change, overfishing, overdevelopment, pollution, and damaging fishing practices.
