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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatialChina
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:08:18Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:08:18Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8799
dc.descriptionThis report presents results of the GIWA assessment of the East China Sea region, which is one of the largest marginal seas in the world. This region receives tremendous inflow of freshwater and terrestrial sediments, predominantly from China's mainland. The region is characterized by a large population and rapid economic development. The natural landscape in the region's drainage basins has been greatly modified by the development and expansion of agriculture, the construction of dams as well as urbanization. Aquaculture and coastal area reclamation alter natural wetlands and destroy spawning and nursery grounds in the East China Sea. Overexploitation of fish, eutrophication and habitat modification are of particular concern in the region. The past and present status and future prospects are discussed, and the transboundary issues are traced back to their root causes. Policy options that aim to address these driving issues in order to significantly improve environmental quality and secure the region's future prosperity are recommended
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectnatural resourceen_US
dc.subjectresource conservationen_US
dc.subjectresource managementen_US
dc.subjectwateren_US
dc.subjectwater analysisen_US
dc.subjectwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectwater consumptionen_US
dc.subjectwater demanden_US
dc.subjectwater managementen_US
dc.subjectwater monitoringen_US
dc.subjectwater protectionen_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.subjectwater resourceen_US
dc.subjectwater utilisationen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessmenten_US
dc.subjectfreshwater conservationen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater degradationen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater monitoringen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater pollutionen_US
dc.subjectfreshwater resourceen_US
dc.subjectpollution controlen_US
dc.subjectpollution costen_US
dc.subjectwater pollutionen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental conservationen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impacten_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessmenten_US
dc.subjectenvironmental protectionen_US
dc.subjectcoast protectionen_US
dc.subjectcoastal areaen_US
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectcoastal environmenten_US
dc.subjectcoastal pollutionen_US
dc.subjectcoastal wateren_US
dc.subjectmarine conservation areaen_US
dc.subjectmarine ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectsea resourceen_US
dc.subjectsea water protectionen_US
dc.subjectcoastal fishingen_US
dc.subjectcoastal managementen_US
dc.subjectriver basin developmenten_US
dc.subjectriver managementen_US
dc.subjectwater resources conservationen_US
dc.subjectwater resources developmenten_US
dc.subjecttransboundary pollutionen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental pollutionen_US
dc.titleGlobal International Waters Assessment: East China Sea, GIWA Regional Assessment 36
dc.typeReports, Books and Bookletsen_US
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048


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