{"product_id":"the-ocean-our-future-9780521644655","title":"The Ocean: Our Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ocean  Our Future is the official report of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans  chaired by Mrio Soares  former President of Portugal. Its aim is to summarize the very real problems affecting the ocean and its future management  and to provide imaginative solutions to these various and interlocking problems. The oceans have traditionally been taken for granted as a source of wealth  opportunity and abundance. Our growing understanding of the oceans has fundamentally changed this perception. We now know that in some areas  abundance is giving way to real scarcity  resulting in severe conflicts. Territorial disputes that threaten peace and security  disruptions to global climate  overfishing  habitat destruction  species extinction  indiscriminate trawling  pollution  the dumping of hazardous and toxic wastes  piracy  terrorism  illegal trafficking and the destruction of coastal communities are among the problems that today form an integral part of the unfolding drama of the oceans. Based on the deliberations  experience and input of more than 100 specialists from around the world  this timely volume provides a powerful overview of the state of our water world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67944804122677,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521644658","price":40.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ocean-our-future-9780521644655","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}