People and Planet: Speaking at the launch of the 2008 World Resources Report earlier this week, WRI President Jonathan Lash warned that the loss of coastal ecosystem services combined with rising seas due to climate change mean that the 500 million people who depend on the sea for their livelihoods and as the main source of protein in their diets, are increasingly at risk. “The climate is changing at a much accelerated pace, faster than previous models suggested,” said Lash. “And at the same time the …