what is the reason behind the degradation of marine habitats?
Lack of coastal development plans, increasing trade in products from coastal habitats, coastal development and industrialization, ineffective marine protected areas and lack of enforcement are some of the causes.
Bay of Bengal
The main causes of the issues are: food security needs of the coastal poor; lack of coastal development plans; increasing trade in products from coastal habitats; coastal development and industrialization; ineffective marine protected areas and lack of enforcement; upstream development that affects water-flow; intensive upstream agricultural practices; and increasing tourism.
where do cyclones occur in the southern hemisphere They generally form on a regular basis between the African coast and the middle of the South Pacific. what is "tropical cyclone basins"? They are divided into seven basins. These include the "North Atlantic Ocean", the eastern and western parts of the "North Pacific Ocean", the southwestern “Pacific Ocean", the southwestern and southeastern "Indian Ocean", and the northern "Indian Ocean" i.e. "Arabian Sea" and "Bay of Bengal". from where did the last mention region get its name? It gets its name from the historical Bengal region. how is the water quality of the bay? The water is polluted with sewage-borne pathogens and organic load; solid waste/marine litter; increasing nutrient inputs; oil pollution; persistent organic pollutants and persistent toxic substances; sedimentation; and heavy metals. describe in few words about its climate? They face severe cyclones.
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Bay of Bengal [SEP] Marine habitats degradation
The Bay of Bengal is an area of high biodiversity, with many endangered and vulnerable species. The major transboundary issues relating to habitats are: the loss and degradation of mangrove habitats; degradation of coral reefs; and the loss of, and damage to, seagrasses. The transboundary nature of these major issues are: that all three critical habitats occur in all BOBLME countries. Coastal development for several varying uses of the land and sea are common in all BOBLME countries. Trade in products from all the habitats is transboundary in nature. Climate change impacts are shared by all BOBLME countries. The main causes of the issues are: food security needs of the coastal poor; lack of coastal development plans; increasing trade in products from coastal habitats; coastal development and industrialization; ineffective marine protected areas and lack of enforcement; upstream development that affects water-flow; intensive upstream agricultural practices; and increasing tourism.