Coastal communities and marine ecosystems can benefit from climate-smart agriculture practices, according to the findings of a new report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Marine Advantage – Empowering coastal communities, safeguarding marine ecosystems, a study of IFAD’s experience in improving the lives of coastal communities, shows that climate-smart agriculture can also have knock-on benefits for marine ecosystems. Sustainable development in the agriculture sector, including aquaculture, can reduce human pressures on marine ecosystems, which are vulnerable to overfishing, ocean acidification and coral bleaching.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/marine-advantage-empowering-coastal-communities-safeguarding-marine-ecosystems
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/comoros
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/djibouti
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[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aquaculture