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GESAMP: The State of the Marine Environment - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No.115
(1990)
The purpose of the report is to document and assess the current state of the marine en-vironment, and to identify the major global concerns and priorities for action in both the short and the medium term. Longer-term issues ...
Pollution Implications of Coastal Area Development - Report and Studies No. 19
(1980)
The purpose of the report is to give basic guidelines for the assessment of the effects of coastal area development on the marine environment and its resources. The report is not intended to be an exhaustive compendium, ...
Marine Pollution Implications of Ocean Energy Development - Report and Studies No. 20
(1984)
The terms of reference are set out in the report of the eleventh session of GESAMP, paragraph 12.3, viz:
- To review the current literature and results of ongoing research and describe marine pollution implications of the ...
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP): Scientific Criteria for the Waste Disposal Sites at Sea - Report and Studies No.16
(1982)
The purpose of this report is to consider what scientific principles are involved in the selection of dumping sites at sea, and how effects of ocean waste disposal can be assessed and reduced to a minimum. Matters related ...
The Law of the Sea and the Mediterranean
(1991)
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea contains the global framework necessary for the protection and preservation of the marine environment and the development of its resources. Like all treaties, the Convention ...
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 ...
State of the Mediterranean Marine Environment - MAP Technical Reports Series No 28
(1989)
The aims of this report are twofold; input into a global review on the state of the marine environment and contribution to the UNEP-sponsored Action Plan for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea.
Aspects juridiques de la protection et de la gestion du milieu marin et côtier de la région de l’Afrique de l’Est - PNUE: Rapports et études des mers régionales No. 38
(1983)
L'objectif principal de cette étude est de fournir les renseignements de base à la réunion des experts juridiques convoquée par le PNUE pour décernbre 1993, afin de lancer à ce niveau les négociations sur le texte d'une ...
Activities of UNEP in the Field of Environmental Law in 1991
(1992)
Since its creation in 1972, UNEP has been very active in the development of environmental law. UNEP can point to the fact that under its auspices tour major global binding agreements - the 1985 Vienna Convention for the ...