Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "INDIAN OCEAN"
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Achievements and Planned Development of UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme and Comparable Programmes Sponsored by Other Bodies. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 001
(1982)Bearing in mind the considerable experience that has been accumulated in the protection and development of regional sea areas, the Governing Council of UNEP decided at its eighth session in May 1980 (decision 8/13 A) that ... -
Aligning Spatial Conservation Priorities with Connectivity across Management and Maritime Boundaries
(2018)Connectivity across the ocean is facilitated by physical oceanographic, geomorphologic, processes to impact on the biological processes that have over years adapted to the physical processes. -
Cetaceans and Cetacean Research in the Indian Ocean Sanctuary - Marine Mammal Technical Report Number 3
(1991)The contributions in this volume represent some of the work that has been (or is being) carried out on cetaceans in the Indian Ocean. The limitations of the research documented will be apparent. We believe, however, that ... -
Climate Variability, Climate Change and Fisheries
(Cambridge University Press, 1992)This volume, Climate Variability, Climate Change, and Fisheries, addresses the potential implications for fisheries and societies of the regional impacts of a global warming of the atmosphere. Fisheries case studies were ... -
A Coast in Common: an Introduction to the Eastern African Action Plan
(1989)The coastline of Eastern Africa is an area of great physical beauty, rich in living resources. Palm fringed beaches of white coral sand lead down to tranquil lagoons enclosed by spectacular coral reefs with their wealth ... -
Forum for Heads of Academic and Research Institutions Meeting: Provisional agenda
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Inception Meeting for Implementing the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities (WIOSAP project)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2017)List of documents -
Inception Meeting for Implementing the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities - ANNOTATED AGENDA
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2017-04)Annotated agenda -
Inception Meeting for Implementing the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities (WIOSAP project)
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Integrated Water Resources Management Planning Approach for Small Island Developing States
(2012)This Resource Book provides a suite of case studies of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approaches in small island developing states (SIDS) around the world, and based on those experiences, describes a practical ... -
The Law of the Sea and the Indian Ocean
(1991)The oceans are under stress from growing coastal populations, rapid industrialization and over-consumption of resources. Many people in the coastal zone depend on its waters for their livelihood. Paradoxically, coastal ... -
Meera Lathmarajah: Pollution and the marine environment in the Indian Ocean - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 13
(1982)This report attempts to provide a general idea of the sources, levels and effects of marine pol1utante in the Indian Ocean as well as the existence and extent of marine pollution monitoring systems at present available in ... -
Physical, Alteration and Destruction of Habitats: Regional Overview of the Physical Alteration and Habitat Destruction (PADH) in the Western Indian Ocean region
(2004)The GPA has been mandated to provide guidance and develop activities to address nine source categories of land-based sources of marine degradation. These are: wastewater/sewage; Nutrients; Persistent Organic Pollutants; ... -
Projections of Future Coral Bleaching Conditions using IPCC CMIP6 Models: Climate Policy Implications, Management Applications, and Regional Seas Summaries
(2020)The purpose of this report is threefold: 1. To present projections of coral bleaching conditions (i.e., exposure to the primary climate threat to coral reefs) and potential adaptation at a spatial scale that enables use ... -
Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region
(2004-07-12)The fourth meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi Convention) was held in Antananarivo, ... -
Reporting and Supporting Coral Reef Sustainability in The Western Indian Ocean: White Paper submitted for the Nairobi Convention Science-Policy Workshop, 9-11 July 2018
(2018-07-02)The Western Indian Ocean contains 16% of the world’s coral reefs, and the region is now thought to host the second peak of coral reef biodiversity globally. Coral reef ecosystems underpin the economies of the countries in ... -
UNEP Training Manual on International Environmental Law
(2006)UNEP Training Manual on International Environmental Law