Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "OCEAN DUMPING"
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Brief on the Guidelines for the Monitoring and Assessment of Plastic Litter in the Ocean: Recommendations and Future Steps
(2019)The principle purpose of this report is to provide recommendations, advice and practical guidance for establishing programmes to monitor and assess the distribution and abundance of plastic litter, also referred to as ... -
A Coast in Common: an Introduction to the Eastern African Action Plan
(1989)The coastline of Eastern Africa is an area of great physical beauty, rich in living resources. Palm fringed beaches of white coral sand lead down to tranquil lagoons enclosed by spectacular coral reefs with their wealth ... -
Integrated Management of Watersheds in Relation to Management and Conservation of Nearshore Coastal and Marine Areas in the East Asian Seas Region: Phase 1 - Assessment of Effects of River Discharges of Sediments, Nutrients and Pollutants on Coastal Wetlands, Seagrass Beds and Coral Reefs; A Regional Overview – RCU/EAS Technical Reports Series No. 13
(1997)This document synthesizes the national inventories and synopses in four thematic overviews on coral reefs, seagrass beds, coastal wetlands, and watersheds and attempts to focus on the linkages between the sources of SNP ... -
Overview of the Guidelines for the Monitoring and Assessment of Plastic Litter in the Ocean
(2018)The report is intended to provide a step-by-step approach to designing and implementing a programme for monitoring marine plastic litter, assuming no prior knowledge (Figure 1). Using definitions and terminology that are ... -
Review of the Status of Implementation of Marine/Coastal Pollution-related Multilateral Environmental Agreements in East Asian Seas Region
(2007)The main objectives of this review were: • To review the national implementation status of the MEAs among the COBSEA member countries with specific emphasis on institutional, financial and legal arrangements; • To identify ... -
Sailing Towards a Plastic-free Ocean: Project Report
(2020)The Sailing Towards a Plastic-Free Ocean project had two primary aims: (1) to conduct marine plastic pollution research, and (2) to educate the next generation of ocean leaders. -
Status of Research, Legal and Policy Efforts on Marine Plastics in ASEAN +3: A Gap Analysis at the Interface of Science, Law and Policy
(2020)The scope of this study is pollution from marine plastic in Southeast Asia and East Asia, with a focus on the 13 member states of ASEAN+3: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, ... -
Unveiling Plastic Pollution in Oceans - Foresight Brief No. 018 August 2020
(2020-08)Marine plastic litter pollution is a global concern that threatens seas and the ocean, biodiversity, human health and economic activities such as tourism, fisheries and marine navigation/transportation. Plastics represent ...