Index

Umesh Chandra Pandey (Indira Gandhi National Open University, India)
Subash Ranjan Nayak (Indira Gandhi National Open University, India)
Krishna Roka (Winona State University, USA)
Trilok Kumar Jain (Manipal University Jaipur, India)

SDG14 – Life Below Water: Towards Sustainable Management of Our Oceans

ISBN: 978-1-80043-651-0, eISBN: 978-1-80071-709-1

Publication date: 15 February 2021

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Pandey, U.C., Nayak, S.R., Roka, K. and Jain, T.K. (2021), "Index", SDG14 – Life Below Water: Towards Sustainable Management of Our Oceans (Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 151-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-709-120211003

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INDEX

Abyssal plains
, 3

Acidification
, 55

ACT4LITTER (inter-regional Med)
, 52

Agriculture
, 45

Alesandriumfundyense
, 30

Amphan (cyclone)
, 53

Anthropocene
, 2

Aquaculture
, 45

Argo programme
, 28

Atlantic Leather Tannery
, 57–58

Autonomous drifters
, 28

Baby oysters
, 26

Barbados, adaptation to climate change in
, 51–52

Barbados Programme of Action (1994)
, 78

Beach erosion
, 45

Biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
, 104

Biological diversity
, 76

Blue carbon
, 9–10

Blue economy
, 1–2, 10–12

SIDS and
, 79–82

Blue Growth Initiative (BGI)
, 37–39

SIDS and
, 86–88

Boat-generated waste
, 45

Brundtland’s Report
, 15

Carbon

capture
, 47–48

ecosystems
, 12

Carbon dioxide (CO2)
, 2, 6, 110

time series in North Pacific
, 20

Carbon sink, ocean as
, 6–7

Chile, sustainable fishing practices in
, 48–49

Clean water and sanitation
, 109–110

Climate change
, 13, 17, 32, 78, 114

climate change-induced warming
, 29

resilience
, 49–58

Climate moderation
, 8–9

Coastal areas
, 31–32, 44, 99

Coastal economies
, 43

Coastal ecosystems
, 9

Coastal extreme events, vulnerabilities to
, 31–33

Coastal Risk Assessment and Management Program
, 51

Coastal Zone Management Unit of Barbados
, 52

Coccolith
, 21

Coccolithophores
, 21

Cohesion
, 5

Cold water
, 6–7

Continental shelves
, 3

Continental slope
, 3

Coral(s)
, 22

reefs
, 22–23

Cultural eutrophication
, 62

Denmark, securing pike habitats in
, 49

Density
, 6

Deposit feeders
, 39

Dinophysisacuminata
, 30

Disaster risk reduction (DRR)
, 33

Doctrine of freedom of seas
, 91

Earth Summit (1992)
, 78

Ecosystem services of biodiversity
, 76

El Nino
, 31

Erosion
, 69–70

Eutrophication
, 62–63

Evaporation
, 6

Fertilisers
, 62–63

Filter feeders
, 39

Fish(ing)
, 8, 24

activities
, 40

skin
, 55–58

Fisheries

impact on
, 24–27

subsidies
, 41

sustainability
, 40–42

Food source
, 7–8

‘Freedom of seas’ doctrine
, 91

Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant
, 69

Future We Want, The
, 90–91

Gender equality
, 109

Global Carbon Project (2017)
, 18

Global Climate Risk Index (2018)
, 32

Global warming (see also Climate change)
, 27

Good governance
, 34

Great Barrier Reef
, 23

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions)
, 2, 110

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 82

Gyres
, 66

Habitat destruction
, 70–71

Harmful algal blooms (HAB)
, 29–30

Human health
, 107–108

Human well-being
, 23–24

Hydrogen bonds
, 5

Hyogo Framework for Action
, 33

India

holistic development of islands and coastal areas
, 55

Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in
, 53–54

sustainability of fisheries
, 54

Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA)
, 39–40

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
, 51

International bodies
, 36–37

International Convention on Regulation of Whaling
, 90

‘Juan Fernandez Archipelago Biosphere Reserve’
, 48

Kosrae Conservation and Safety Organisation
, 50

Land-based pollution (see also Marine pollution)
, 29

and activities
, 44

Large marine ecosystems (LMEs)
, 43–44

Livelihoods
, 9

threats to
, 46–47

Lobster fishing
, 49

Mangrove(s)
, 46

forests
, 72

Marine and coastal ecosystems
, 43

climate change resilience
, 49–53

good practices for sustainable management
, 47–58

threats to
, 43–46

threats to livelihoods
, 46–47

Marine biodiversity
, 76

Marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
, 37

Marine ecosystem services
, 23–24

Marine heat waves (MHWs)
, 30–31

Marine litter
, 63–64

Marine litter watch month
, 52–53

Marine pollution
, 61

erosion and sedimentation
, 69–70

eutrophication
, 62–63

habitat destruction
, 70–71

marine litter
, 63–64

microplastics
, 64–67

noise pollution
, 72–73

oil spills
, 71–72

POPs
, 68

radioactive pollution
, 69

wastewater pollution
, 67–68

Marine protected areas (MPAs)
, 34–37, 85

relevance for SIDS
, 84–86

Masking
, 73

Mauritius Strategy (2005)
, 78

Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)
, 53

Mediterranean Sea
, 52

Microplastics (see also Plastic)
, 64–67

Millennium development goals (MDGs) (see also Sustainable development goals (SDGs))
, 14

MDG-7
, 15

Millennium Environmental Assessment
, 76

Milne Bay in Guinea
, 22

Mixed layer
, 4

Moen Biosphere Reserve
, 49

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
, 62

Natural ecosystems
, 45

Natural resource management in SIDS
, 79

Natural sedimentation
, 69–70

Negotiations
, 37

Nitrogen
, 39–40

Noise pollution
, 72–73

Ocean(s)
, 1–2, 43, 61, 75, 89

acidification
, 12

as carbon sink
, 6–7

doctrine of freedom of seas
, 91

economy
, 80

effects of human activities on
, 101–102

emerging concerns
, 94–97

and HABs
, 29–30

health
, 101

human interventions and repurcussions for
, 12–14

importance
, 4–9

interaction between various goals and targets
, 104–116

law of seas
, 89–91

need to revamp current governance framework
, 102–103

oceanic heating
, 27–29

oceanic science
, 115

oceanic structure
, 3–4

physical and biogeochemical properties
, 18

pollution
, 55

in sustainable development
, 17

UNCLOS
, 91–93

UNCLOS for high seas
, 93–94

Oceanic acidification
, 18–20, 29

impact of acidification on oceanic life
, 20–22

and coral reefs
, 22–23

Oil spills
, 71–72

Overcrowding
, 45

Overexploitation of marine resources
, 29

Overfishing
, 47, 55, 75

and destruction of wildlife habitats
, 45

Oxygen source
, 8

Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
, 49

Paper parks
, 36

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
, 68

pH
, 19

Phosphorus
, 39–40

Photosynthesis
, 8

Phytoplanktons
, 8, 29

‘Piecemeal’ approach
, 36

Pike habitats
, 49

Plastic

litter
, 63–64

particles
, 64

pollution
, 65–67

Pollutants
, 61

Pollution
, 114

Polyethylene
, 63

Polyethylene terephthalate
, 63

Polypropylene
, 63

Polyps
, 22

Polystyrene
, 63

Polyvinyl chloride
, 63

Poor sewage disposal
, 45

Post-industrial societies
, 2

Potential Fishing Zone Advisory programme
, 54

Poverty reduction
, 105–106

Primary microplastics
, 64

Profiling floats
, 28

Pteropods
, 21

Quality education
, 108–109

Radioactive pollution
, 69

Reef building corals
, 21–22

Rio Summit
, 77

Rio+20 Declaration
, 17, 19

Risk reduction responses and governance
, 33–34

Rock lobster (Jasus frontalis)
, 49

Sagarmala (flagship programme)
, 55

Salinity of water
, 6

San Francisco Bay area wetland
, 71

Sea level rise (SLR)
, 29, 49

Seaweeds
, 8, 39–40

Secondary microplastics
, 64

Sediment pollution
, 70

Sedimentation
, 69–70

Small island developing states (SIDS)
, 75–79, 113

and BGI
, 86–88

and blue economy
, 79–82

natural resource management in
, 79

relevance of marine protected areas for
, 84–86

UNESCO SIDS action plan (2016–2021)
, 82–84

Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
, 53–54

Sundari (Heritiera minor)
, 53

Sustainability of fisheries
, 40–42, 54

Sustainable cities and communities
, 113

Sustainable consumption and production patterns
, 113

Sustainable development

BGI
, 37–39

impact on fisheries
, 24–27

IMTA
, 39–40

marine ecosystem services and human well-being
, 23–24

MHWs
, 30–31

MPAs
, 34–37

oceanic heating
, 27–29

oceans in
, 17

risk reduction responses and governance
, 33–34

terrestrial heat waves
, 30–31

vulnerabilities to coastal extreme events
, 31–33

Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
, 14–15, 19, 90, 99

SDG11
, 33

SDG14
, 100–101

SDG2
, 33

SDG3
, 33

SDG7
, 110

SDG8
, 33

SDG9
, 33

Sustainable management

Chile
, 48–49

Denmark
, 49

good practices for
, 47

Tagbanua people’s practice
, 48

Tagbanua people’s practice
, 48

Terrestrial heat waves
, 30–31

Tourism in SIDS
, 81–82

Trade rule and policies
, 116

Traditional knowledge-based loss and damage assessment and adaptation
, 49–50

Tropical coral reefs
, 71

UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)
, 15

UNESCO SIDS action plan (2016–2021)
, 82–84

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
, 77

United Nations Convention on Laws of Seas (UNCLOS)
, 90–93, 102

amendments to
, 103–104

Articles
, 93

concerns for biodiversity conservation in
, 94

for high seas
, 93–94

United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
, 8, 47

Unregulated fishing
, 40

Unreported fishing
, 40

Utwe Biosphere Reserve
, 50

Wastewater pollution
, 67–68

Water characteristics
, 4–6

World Resources Institute (WRI)
, 36

Zero hunger
, 106–107