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In addition, growing pressures from drivers such as overharvesting, climate change, invasive species, and nutrient loading push ecosystems toward thresholds that they might otherwise not encounter.

Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Wetlands and Water~ Wetlands and Water~ Ecosystems and Human Well-being

Globally, the equilibrium number of plant species is projected to be reduced by roughly 10 – 15% as the result of habitat loss alone over the period of 1970 to 2050 in the MA scenarios (low certainty), and otherfactors such as overharvesting, invasive species, pollution, and climate change will further increase the rate of extinction.

Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis~ Summary for Decision-makers

After decades of overharvesting of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay and many fruitless efforts to replenish them, scientists have re-established a significant population of the shellfish along the Virginia shore.

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Too often overharvesting depletes what should be a lasting bounty of fish.

A New Wave of National Parks

The country's environment ministry said polar bear populations are at risk in four of 13 Canadian subpopulations in the far north, "likely due" to overharvesting and climate change.

Canada Says Polar Bear Population at Risk

MOBILE, Ala. — Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico's delicate shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds under assault for decades from overharvesting, coastal development, pollution, and most recently the BP oil spill.

Restoration Begins On Gulf Coast Oyster Beds

Chesapeake Bay oysters also have been devastated and are at only about 1 percent or 2 percent of their historic highs, hit by years of disease, pollution and overharvesting.

Restoration Begins On Gulf Coast Oyster Beds

In 2007, some 6,000 women in The Gambia organized into the TRY Women's Oyster Harvesting producer association, creating a sustainable co-management plan for the local oyster fishery to prevent overharvesting and exploitation.

Danielle Nierenberg: State of the World 2011 Symposium in Washington DC and Live Streaming Online

WTF does THAT have to do with worldwide swordfish stocks declining from overharvesting?

Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil

To protect the geoduck population from another case of overharvesting, the government stepped in again, imposing stiff harvest limits.

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