COVID-19 lockdown brought to a drastic reduction of anthropic impacts on the environment worldwide, including the marine-coastal system. Earth-Observation (EO) data have the potential to monitor and diagnose the effects of the lockdown in terms of water quality. Here we connect the dots among...

With 17,504 islands, 108,000 kilometers of coastline, and three-quarters of its territory at sea, Indonesia's prosperity is deeply entwined with its oceans. Yet the future for Indonesia's oceans, like those worldwide, is increasingly uncertain. Climate change is driving increases in water...

The aim of this paper is to assess the proposals to “freeze” the maritime entitlement of coastal States in the face of sea-level rise. It first places sea-level rise in the context of climate change in the Anthropocene and briefly looks at the international community’s responses,...

Es wird ein Überblick über 30 Jahre Erfahrung mit Natur- und Umweltschutzrichtlinien unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Wattenmeers gegeben und der Frage nachgegangen, in welchem Ausmaß und auf welche Weise das Instrument des integrierten Küstenzonenmanagements (IKZM) zur Integration der...

We propose a methodological framework to assess the causal impact of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) events on economic indicators at a territorial level, with special consideration for spatial effects. Using the Mar Menor region in Spain as a case study, we empirically apply our framework. Our...

Papers presented at a National Seminar on Management Policies for India's Exclusive Economic Zone organized by the Planning Commission and the University of Delhi at the National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, Jan. 20-21, 1994.