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This policy is one of several that focus on Biodiversity and Environmental Regeneration, alongside Freshwater and Land Use and Soils. The mauri of the oceans is connected to human activity on land, notably Agriculture, Forestry, Housing and Sustainable Communities, and Waste and Hazardous Substances. Climate Change also impacts marine health. For acute marine crisis response, see our Emergency Management Policy. See also our policies on coastal Transport and wave and tidal Energy.