Government Action

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Real Public Policies

First is The TED which has reduced fishing net entanglements.

There also exists organizations like SWOT that serve as 'Global Conservation Communities' to raise awareness.

The World Conservation Union (IUCN), through its Red List of Threatened Species, provides a global overview of the degree to which species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction. There exists a 'Top Ten' list of turtle issues around the world:

• Leatherbacks in the Pacific
• Olive Ridleys in Orissa, India
• Kemp's Ridleys throughout their range (Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic)
• Loggerheads in the Pacific
• Green turtles in the Mediterranean
• All Sea Turtles throughout Southeast Asia
• Loggerheads in the Atlantic
• Hawksbill and green turtles in the Caribbean
• Greens and Leatherbacks in the Eastern Atlantic (and their SW Atlantic foraging grounds)
• Hawksbills in the Indian Ocean

Environmental Factors