Which of the following about coastal development and its impacts on the marine environment is/are FALSE
A)Development of resorts,cities,industries,and agriculture along coasts alters or destroys many coastal ecosystems,including mangrove forests,salt marshes,sea grass beds,and coral reefs.
B)Although only 50 countries have coastal management strategies,their goals are broad as not only do they address issues related to economic development of the thin strips of land that directly border the oceans but they also integrate the management of both land and water.
C)Currently about 3.8 billion people (some 60% of the world's population)live within 150 km of a coastline and demographers project that perhaps as many as 6.0 billion people (about 75% of all humans)will live in coastal area by 2025 making sheer human numbers the main cause of coastal degradation.
D)No false statement,all of the above (a,b,& c)are true.

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The statement in option B is false. Although only 50 countries have coastal management strategies, the goals are not broad, but instead, they focus on specific management issues such as coastal erosion, pollution, and habitat destruction. Coastal management strategies do integrate the management of both land and water but are specific to the protection of the coastal zone.

Which of the Following About Coastal Development and Its Impacts