Ocean health index provides first global assessment combining natural and human dimensions of sustainability
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 15 August, 2012
No comments yet
This item was filled under Climate
Using a new comprehensive index designed to assess the benefits to people of healthy oceans, scientists have evaluated the ecological, social, economic, and political conditions for every coastal country in the world. Their findings show that the global ocean scores 60 out of 100 overall on the Ocean Health Index. Individual country scores range widely, from 36 to 86....