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Review of Contaminants in Marine Mammals - Technical Report Number 2
(1991)
In this document, the known and suspected effects of various classes of contaminants on marine mammals are reviewed. The document then considers in more detail the evidence linking organochiorine contamination with ...
State of the Marine Environment in Antarctica - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 129
(Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1990)
The better understanding of the changing problems facing the marine environment is a continuing goal of UNEP's ocean programme, as it provides the necessary scientific background for shaping UNEP's policy towards the ...
UNEP: A Partner in the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity - IV Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(1998-05-15)
IV Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Environmental Quality Criteria for Coastal Zones in the Wider Caribbean Region: a Compilation - CEP Technical Report No. 14
(1992)
The purpose of this document is to contribute to the process of development of an environmental quality criteria to scientifically address the ecological, cultural and socio-economic conditions of the Wider Caribbean region, ...
Hepatic Mixed Function Oxidase Induction in Fish as an Environmental Monitoring Technique - Reference Methods For Marine Pollution Studies No. 60
(1992)
This Reference Method was designed to provide the user with reliable techniques for the determination of certain specific biological effects of chemical contaminants. This is the first in a series of techniques which are ...
Implications of Expected Climate Change in the Eastern African Region: An Overview - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 149
(1992)
This paper reviews the results of a series of papers prepared by members of the Task Team on Implications of Climate Changes in the Eastern African Region, in cooperation with the Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity ...
Integrated Coastal Area and River Basin Management: ICARM Technical Report Series No. 1
(1997)
This paper intends to explore the relationship of integrated coastal zone management and river basin management. To achieve this it is necessary to investigate the characteristics if coastal areas and river basins and their ...
GESAMP: Atmospheric Input of Trace Species to the World Oceans - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 119. GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 38
(1990)
The primary objectives of this paper are to assess the flux of those species that can have an impact on biological processes and on chemical cycling in the oceans. There are two types of biologically important species: ...
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 ...