Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "MARINE POLLUTION"
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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 ... -
Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific - Brief Information
(1997)The Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific, approved in 1981 by a Plenipotentiaries Conference, as well as the Convention for the Protection of the Marine ... -
Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 61
(1985)This report promote the sustainable development and sound management on regional marine and coastal resources -
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 ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Roadmap to a Circular Economy
(2019)This document provides an action-oriented strategy by identifying a core set of priority solutions to be implemented by targeted stakeholders from the whole plastics value chain. It aims to reduce the leakage of plastics ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach - Recommendations for Action
(2019)Addressing marine plastic pollution is an urgent action, considering the rising levels of plastics in the environment and the impacts to coastal and marine ecosystems. The problem of plastic pollution is crossboundary and ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach - Stocktaking Report
(2018)This report takes stock of the extent of knowledge on plastics in the marine environment.1 It provides a highlevel summary of the available literature on the key sources and locations of these plastics, along with an ... -
Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 14: Sustainable Fish, Seafood Value Chains, Trade and Climate
(2019)This background note reviews current trends and projections of fish and seafood trade, and recent work undertaken to support implementation of the trade related activities of SDG 14, with a focus on the work of UNCTAD, FAO ... -
Analyse du Programme de Montevideo pour le Development et l’Examen Periodique du Droit de l’Environnement 1981-1991
(1991)Ce document retrace succinctement les progrès enregistrés au cours des dix années écoulées depuis la reunion de Montevideo dans la voie de la réalisation des objectifs et strategies énoncés par la reunion dexperts dans les ... -
Analysis of Policies Related to the Protection of Coral Reefs: Analysis of Global and Regional Policy Instruments and Governance Mechanisms Related to the Protection and Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs
(2019)This analysis identifies at least four potential pathways by which international policy responses can help coral reef states address local drivers of reef loss and enhance coral reef resilience (and potential for survival) ... -
Aquatic (Marine and Freshwater) Biotoxins - Environmental Health Criteria 37
(1984)This document deals with outbreaks of certain human diseases associated with human exposure to compounds produced by algae. Predators feeding on the algae become contaminated by these compounds which, in this way, enter ... -
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 ... -
Aspects of Coastal and Marine Areas Management in the Pacific - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 157
(1994)This report is focused toward environmentally sound integrated planning and management of coastal zones. This volume is the fifth in a series that provides a record of meetings sponsored by the United Nations Environment ... -
Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) - Fact Sheet July 2016
(2016-07)Factsheet for the Pollution sub-programme -
Assessment of Land-based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine, Coastal and Associated Freshwater Environment in the South-East Pacific - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 169
(1999)The present assessment on land-based activities affecting the marine, coastal and associated freshwater environment in the South-East Pacific region was prepared as a main background document for the workshop on implementation ... -
Assessment of Organotin Compounds as Marine Pollutants in the Mediterranean. MAP Technical Series No. 33
(1989)The Mediterranean States meeting in Barcelona in 1975, adopted an Action Plan for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution. The legal framework for this co-operative regional programme is the Convention ... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica. CEP Technical Report No. 4
(Caribbean Environment Programme, 1989)Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. The Government and the scientific community acted quickly to establish several working groups to assess the ... -
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 ... -
Atlas mondial de l’eau: Une pénurie annoncée
(Editions Autrement / PNUE / Memorial de Caen, 2003)Publié 30 ans après la conference de Stockholm de 1972, le Vital Water Graphics, en partie repris dans cet Atlas mondial de l'eau, représente un apport essentiel qui corn plète les publications déjà existantes sur Vétat ... -
Best Practices in dealing with Marine Litter in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Shipping Sectors in the NOWPAP Region
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2015)This report constitutes an examination and compilation of the best practices on collection, disposal, research and development, and policy-based management in dealing with marine litter in fisheries, aquaculture and shipping ...