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Environment - current issues Indian Ocean, in 34 editions.

The entry for Indian Ocean published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.

editions changed the text
8
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2024

Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).

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2024 edition

Changed since 2023

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  • marine pollution caused by ocean dumping, improper waste disposal, and oil spills;
  • deep sea mining;
  • oil pollution in Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea;
  • coral reefs threatened due to climate change, direct human pressures, and inadequate governance, awareness, and political will;
  • loss of biodiversity;
  • endangered marine species include the dugong, seals, turtles, and whales

marine pollution caused by ocean dumping, improper waste disposal, and oil spills; deep sea mining; oil pollution in Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea; coral reefs threatened due to climate change, direct human pressures, and inadequate governance, awareness, and political will; loss of biodiversity; endangered marine species include the dugong, seals, turtles, and whales

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Indian Ocean: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/indian-ocean/environment-current-issues.

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