What Can You Do?

Limiting greenhouse gas emissions
-Use fuel efficient vehicles, carpool, or ride a bike
-Choose nontoxic chemicals and dispose of herbicides, pesticides and cleaning products properly.
-Choose energy efficient light bulbs and do not overset your thermostat
Protect marine and coastal environments:
-Well-managed protected areas can help conserve and protect ecologically and biologically significant marine habitats.
Volunteer:
-Help clean up beaches
-Help projects to restore corals
Improving human adaptations:
-Coastal setback zones which prohibit all or certain types of development along the shoreline can minimize the damage from coastal flooding and erosion.
-Respect the habitat