. The Cost of Policy Inaction: The case of not meeting the 2010 biodiversity target. Water stress, 2030 baseline. 1 No [] Medium 2 Low || High Figure Water stress areas in 2030, baseline Pressures on the marine and coastal ecosystems Climate change is an important pressure in marine and coastal systems. Change in climate and weather influences oceanic processes. Changes in currents ma}' result in changes in population abundance and distribution for man)' marine species. Habitat changes in coastal systems are a major cause of fisheries declines. Some coastal habitats have been conver
. The Cost of Policy Inaction: The case of not meeting the 2010 biodiversity target. Water stress, 2030 baseline. 1 No [] Medium 2 Low || High Figure Water stress areas in 2030, baseline Pressures on the marine and coastal ecosystems Climate change is an important pressure in marine and coastal systems. Change in climate and weather influences oceanic processes. Changes in currents ma}' result in changes in population abundance and distribution for man)' marine species. Habitat changes in coastal systems are a major cause of fisheries declines. Some coastal habitats have been converted to mangroves for coastal aquaculture ponds or cage culture of high valued species such as shrimp, salmon, or tuna. Such conversions affect wild-capture fisheries, which use these coastal habitats for part of their life cycle. Other factors of importance are invasive species, pollution, and disease. Moreover, persistent and widespread misconceptions about the ability of marine fish populations to withstand and recover from fishing continue to undermine initiatives to address the root causes of these problems (MA, 2005b) The Baseline scenario: policy landscape Introduction Policy elements influencing biodiversity play an important role in the Baseline scenario. The Baseline builds on the current state-of-play assuming that no new policies are adopted in direct relation to biodiversity, including extra enforcing of existing policies. Moreover, as all scenarios do, the Baseline deals with a general and highly stylised picture of the current situation and foreseeable trends, and it does not make explicit links with individual policies or policy instruments. In other words, the Baseline has not been developed with a reference to any specific policy element but it Alterra-rapport 1718 79. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not per
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