Benthic Estuarine Assemblages of the Southeastern Brazil Marine Ecoregion (SBME)

Lana, Paulo da Cunha; Christofoletti, Ronaldo Adriano; Gusmao, Joao B.; Barros, Thayanne Lima; Spier, Daphne; Costa, Tânia Márcia; Gomes, Abílio Soares; Santos, Cinthya Simone Gomes

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“…From an ocean perspective, there are expected changes in oceanic-climatic drivers affecting the coastline by increasing wave energy, erosion, sediment transport and sea level rise, including a reduction in the intertidal range of some shores (Herring and others, 2018). From an inland perspective, increasing rainfall will disturb sediment transport and increase the input of nutrients, contaminants and pollutants from terrestrial and freshwater environments to coastal habitats (Lana and others, 2018) The cumulative effects of climate change and other anthropogenic influences will continue to affect biodiversity, ecosystem services and environmental health. Those continuous multiple stressors, according to the One Health concept of the World Health Organization, will influence human well-being and health (Fleming and others, 2019).…”

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“…Changes in wave dynamics and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events also change sediment composition (Masselink and others, 2016) and larval transport to the shore (Mazzuco and others, 2015). In addition, increasing extreme rainfall events in the tropical and subtropical areas influence near-coast salinity and sediment transport as well as the input of nutrients, pollutants and contaminants from terrestrial and freshwater environments (Lana and others, 2018). The cumulative impacts and influence of such stressors can be seen from organisms to communities, leading to the loss of biodiversity and changes in ecosystem functioning in coastal areas (O' Gorman and others, 2012;Ellis and others, 2017), with impacts on ecosystem services, as well as commercial, recreational and aesthetic values.…”

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The Second World Ocean Assessment

2021

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The past year has presented unprecedented challenges. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted lives and livelihoods and exposed our societies' fragility. Sadly, the pandemic is not the only crisis that humanity faces. Climate change and biodiversity loss continue unabated, threatening sustainable development and our viability as a species. These challenges are particularly evident when we look at the state of our planet's life support system, the ocean.In 2015, the first World Ocean Assessment warned that many areas of the ocean had been seriously degraded, the greatest threat to the ocean being the failure to deal with the many pressures caused by human activities. The message in the second World Ocean Assessment is that the situation has not improved, with the many benefits that the ocean provides at risk. The Assessment advises that, to ensure sustainability, we must work together to improve integrated ocean management, including through joint research, capacity development and the sharing of data, information and technology.The ocean plays a crucial role in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the livelihoods of billions of people. We urgently need to change how we interact with it. The forthcoming United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration provide opportunities for us to understand more and to reverse the damage that has already been done. The information in the second Assessment can assist in this process, as well as inform relevant intergovernmental conferences scheduled for 2021.I urge leaders and all stakeholders to heed the warnings in the Assessment as we work to conserve and sustainably manage our planet's marine environment. Let us foster not only a green but also a blue recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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