Open AccessOceans. The impact of global change on the sea
Author(s) -
Carlos Pedrós-Alió,
Josep M. Gasol,
Rafel Simó i Martorell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mètode. annual review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2174-9221
pISSN - 2174-3487
DOI - 10.7203/metode.11.19797
Subject(s) - climate change , humanity , tourism , natural resource economics , asset (computer security) , biodiversity , dumping , sustainable development , hazard , political science , sustainability , environmental planning , geography , business , environmental resource management , environmental ethics , economics , oceanography , international trade , ecology , law , computer security , computer science , biology , geology , philosophy
A phenomenon of exceptional importance such as global change and its multiple effects has been discussed in several Mètode monographs. In recent years, public concern about what we already perceive to be the greatest threat to humanity has not stopped growing; at the same time, the United Nations have proclaimed the period 2021-2030 as the Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development, recognising the close relationship between the oceans, climate, and social welfare. The sea is a climate regulator and a reservoir of biodiversity, a source of food and other resources, a transport route, a cultural asset, and the driving force behind the tourism industry; it is also a natural hazard and, unfortunately, a dumping ground for waste and refuse.