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The Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Protection of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-Based Sources and Activities
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2009)
The Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the coastal and marine environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based sources and activities (SAP) has been completed at a time when it is most needed. The ...
Regional Synthesis Report on the Status of Pollution in the Western Indian Ocean Region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), 2009)
The focus of this report is on land-based sources of marine pollution, typically addressed under the UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) and the ...
Guidelines for the Establishment of Environmental Quality Objectives and Targets in the Coastal Zone of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 2009)
This report describes the main ecotones of the WIO region and reviews the pressures on these ecosystems, with emphasis on those arising from land-based activities. The sensitivity of these ecotones and key species which ...
Contribution of the thermal infrared band of Landsat-7 ETM+ in the detection of seawater pollution along the Lebanese shoreline
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)
The marine environment in Lebanon has been recently affected by land-derived pollution. This problem mostly concerns areas with dense urban activities. While threatening the marine ecosystem, it also affects, as a consequence, ...
Vital Arctic Graphics: People and global heritage on our last wild shores
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2005)
The purpose of this report is to compile a number of “vital” Arctic graphics that describe the Arctic, the livelihoods of Arctic indigenous peoples and the future well-being of this region. It summarizes some key threats ...
Eastern Africa Atlas of Coastal Resources: Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
(UNEP, 2002)
This manual is designed to allow a comprehensive approach to coastal and marine environment the islands of the Comoros and its human uses.
Mauritius - National Report for Third International Conference
(Government of Mauritius, 2013)
The vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) arise from a number of physical, socio-economic and environmental factors. SIDS small size, limited resources, geographical dispersion and isolation from markets, ...
Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI): National Report for Third International Conference
(Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2013)
Vision 2018, the RMIs strategic development plan framework (2003-2018), provides the broad policyand planning framework against which progress achieved or not under various national, regional andinternational programmes ...
Review of marine turtles legislation in Tuvalu
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2010)
This review documents existing legislation and policies as well as the country's participation in international/regional agreements and conventions relevant to marine turtles.
Review of economic and livelihood impact assessments of, and adaptation to, climate change in Melanesia
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2009)
This Melanesia project, undertaken by the Bishop Museum and SPREP, is part of a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation initiative to help understand better adaptation strategies suited to local circumstances, which ...