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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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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 …
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 …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English
An Accidental History of Canada explores accidents, their causes, consequences, and afterlife, in colonial, Indigenous, and urban contexts, from the 1630s to the 1970s. These investigations make plain that accidents …
commercial purposes to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and to Europe. Hugging several coastlines, the … activities entail risk for those who fish the oceans, harvest the forests, grow food in the soil, and …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English
Friendless or Forsaken? is the story of child emigration agencies operating in North West England from 1860 to 1935. The book traces the imperial relationships, transnational economy, religious networks and …
migrants from the convicts who had crossed the oceans decades prior. As an ostensibly Criminals 33more …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 25 June 2024 English
Deep polarization in our society prevents us from working collaboratively to solve the problems we face. The Solutionary Way offers a practical approach, providing clear and achievable methods to bridge …
old-growth forests, and the boreal forests? Are oceans becoming cleaner? Do coral reefs still exist? Are …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 June 2024 English
Myths and stereotypes surrounding seafarers in the Age of Sail persist to this day. Sailors were celebrated for their courage, strength, and skill, yet condemned for militancy, vice, and fecklessness. …
stretches of the South Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, exposed sailing-ship crews to dangerous sea conditions …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 June 2024 English
The costs and capabilities of grid-located batteries have improved dramatically in recent years and could play an import role in South Africa's electricity system. This report examines the challenges facing …
threat mining these nodules is to the world’s oceans, but the likelihood of deep-sea mining going ahead … in early March 2023 to place 30% of the world’s oceans under protection by 2030, but it is not yet clear …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 11 June 2024 English
Leadership for the Great Transition—a changemaker’s toolkit for cultivating personal and community resilience The Regeneration Handbook offers an abundance of insights, stories, tools, practices, and resources for experienced and aspiring …
function this way. Historically, plants, animals, oceans, and soil have all26 | The Regeneration Handbook …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 6 June 2024 English
Natural infrastructure is a cost-effective solution to simultaneously address Canada's climate, biodiversity, and other environmental, social, and economic priorities. There is an urgent need to increase funding for natural infrastructure …
habitat for aquatic species at risk (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2022) and use and uptake of natural infrastructure … 061319999/15_things_to_know.pdf Fisheries and Oceans Canada. (2022). Habitat stewardship program for …
Oceans North · 30 May 2024 English
Fisheries that target forage fish species are some of the largest in the world, and there In order to estimate the value of leaving forage are 17 forage fish stocks …
“constant catch,” where Over the years, Fisheries and Oceans Canada fishing is set at a constant harvest rate; … Gardner-Pinfold Consulting conducted an economic analysis for Oceans North to assess the trade-offs between the value … industry when quotas are reduced. 7 Fisheries and Oceans Canada. (n.d.). Precautionary approach to fisheries …