Overviews and Factsheets

Coasts and Oceans - Facts & Figures
People & the Planet

Ocean planet in decline
An overview of issues relating to the health of oceans and coastal areas.
People & the Planet

Ocean Threats
Oceana

Ocean Threats: Global Warming
Oceana

Ocean Threats: Habitat Destruction
Oceana

Oceans - An Overview
Greenpeace International

Pressures on Marine Biodiversity
Overview of major factors leading to the loss of marine biodiversity.
World Resources Institute

The Crisis in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
We are in the midst of a global marine crisis. Earth's coastal and marine resources, and the ecosystems upon which they depend, are showing signs of collapse.
World Resources Institute

The Ocean Conservancy - Issues
The Ocean Conservancy

Threats to marine biodiversity
There are many causes loss of marine biodiversity, especially in the coastal waters of industrialized countries.
World Resources Institute

Threats to Our Oceans
The Ocean Conservancy

A Sea of Troubles: In the International Year of the Ocean, Are We Reaching the Limits?
Kieran Mulvaney, E Magazine

Report on the World's Oceans
A review of the many threats facing the world's oceans and seas today.
Greenpeace

A Sea of Troubles - GESAMP Report
United Nations GESAMP

Creating a Sea Change: The WWF/IUCN Marine Policy (PDF)
WWF / The World Conservation Union

GEO: Global Environment Outlook 3 - Coastal and marine areas (PDF)
Chapter on oceans and coastal areas from the UNEP global report on the environment.
United Nations Environment Program

Health of the Oceans
A yearly assessment of ocean resources and ocean management, with a focus on North America and the United States.
The Ocean Conservancy

International Ocean Governance: Using International Law and Organisations to Manage Marine Resources Sustainably (PDF)
The World Conservation Union (IUCN)

Oceans and Seas - Report of the UN Secretary-General (PDF)
United Nations Economic and Social Council

Pilot analysis of global ecosystems (PAGE): Coastal ecosystems
Report released by the World Resources Institute (WRI) warns that if the planet's coastal zone continues to be extensively modified or destroyed, its capacity to provide fish, protect homes and businesses, reduce pollution and erosion, and sustain biological diversity will be gravely endangered.
World Resources Institute

Safeguarding the Health of Oceans
A Worldwatch paper.
Worldwatch Institute

Biological diversity in the marine environment
World Resources Institute

IUCN calls for better ocean governance
Environment News Service

Marine Biodiversity
World Resources Institute

Tools for Protecting Marine Biodiversity
World Resources Institute