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Figure 16. Principles of sustainable oceans governance utilizing an integrated adaptive management approach whereby uncertainty is acknowledged in policy-making. The major problems facing the oceans include: climate change, destruction of coastal ecosystems, land-based contamination, ocean disposal and spills, andoverfishing. Adapted and modified from Costanza et al. (1998). (Click here for cleaner, PDF version of this figure.)

 

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