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The Law of the Sea and the Caribbean
(1991)
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea contains the most comprehensive, flexible yet binding system for the peaceful settlement of disputes ever devised by the international community. Any State becoming a ...
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 ...
A Review of the Geology of Coral Reefs in the Red Sea. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 152
(1992)
This review has been written in response to the rapid expansion of work on Red Sea reefs over the last two decades, and is an attempt to summarise our present-day knowledge about the kinds of reefs known in the Red Sea, ...
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 110
(1990)
Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. Government and the scientific community acted quickly to establish several working groups to assess the damage ...
Technical Annexes to the Report on the State of the Marine Environment - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 114/1
(1990)
This publication contains 16 technical annexes which were used in preparing the report on the state of the marine environment.
The Global Climate System: Climate System Monitoring December 1988-May 1991
(1992)
This report, the fourth biennial review of THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM, is based on the current scientific understanding of the climate system and provide.s a basis for the monitoring of global change. This monitoring supports ...
Infoterra: 15 Years of Making a Difference - Exchange of Environmental Experience Series No. 4
(1992)
The series, entitled Exchange of Environmental Experience, grew out of a recognition that a great deal of valuable experience on the environment was being shared through the INFOTERRA network, and perhaps much of this ...
Particle Flux in the Ocean - SCOPE 57
(1996)
The publication of this volume on Particle Flux in the Ocean brings to a close a phase of the Global Carbon Cycle project which has concentrated on under-standing the flow, interaction and fate of carbon and other nutrients ...
Our Common Seas: Coasts in Crisis
(1990)
Most of the world's population lives on or near the coasts. Every nation not completely landlocked has used the sea as its supposedly self-cleansing garbage dump. Now the effects are being felt. There is not a coast in the ...
Caring for the Earth: A Strategy for Sustainable Living
(1991)
The aim of this document is to help improve the condition of the world's people, by defining two requirements. One is to secure a widespread and deeply-held commitment to a new ethic, the ethic for sustainable living, and ...