Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "AQUACULTURE"
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Action Plan to Promote Responsible Aquaculture Standards in Vietnam
(2016)The application of internationally recognized sustainability standards in Vietnam's aquaculture sector is increasingly necessary, not only to promote economic efficiency and sustainability but also to enhance the green ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
African Ocean Governance Strategic Blueprint - Draft pending PoE review
(2018)African Ocean Governance Strategy: Scoping study and gap analysis -
Aquaculture: Directory of Institutions and Experts in the Mediterranean Region
(1983)In each of its priority areas , the Mediterranean Action Plan's Priority Actions Programme (PAP) aims to enable interested countries of the Region to use the experiences gained and results obtained within completed or ... -
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 Monitoring of Climatic Change Impacts on Mangrove Ecosystems - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 154
(1994)As mangroves are one of the most prominent coastal ecosystems in tropical and many subtropical areas around the world, it is likely that the impact by climate change on mangroves will have greater economic and social ... -
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 ... -
Carp Aquaculture Overwhelms Lake Kolleru Andhra Pradesh, India - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - 2011
(2011)Lake Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary, a vast shallow wetland habitat, is the sole Ramsar-designated wetland in Andhra Pradesh, India (Ramsar 2002, FAO 2006). It serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir between the deltas ... -
Derelict Oyster Farming Gear
(2018-06)This presentation covers the case of derelict oyster farming gear that is drifting from Hiroshima Bay, Japan to other regions of the world and some of the problems that entails. -
Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics
(2021)This publication aims to provide a complete overview of the global challenges related to marine litter and plastic waste through a combination of condensed descriptions of key thematic areas and graphic illustrations that ... -
Fishing Activities Gears Fishermen Fishing Industry of Bangladesh
(2018)This presentation discusses aquaculture in Bangladesh and the problems caused by derelict fishing gear abandoned by local fishermen. -
A Geographical Information System and Satellite Remote Sensing to Plan for Aquaculture Development: A FAO - UNEP/GRID Cooperative Study in Costa Rica - FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 287
(1987)Planning for aquaculture development has been hindered by a lack of comprehensive information on the land, water, human and economic resources available at national, subnational,and ecosystem levels of organization. -
A Geographical Information System to Plan for Aquaculture: A FAO/ UNEP GRID Study in Costa Rica
(Food and Agriculture Organization, 1987)Planning for aquaculture development has been hindered by a lack of comprehensive information on the land, water, human and economic resources available at national, subnational, and ecosystem levels of organization. The ... -
Global Status of Mangrove Ecosystems - Commission on Ecology Papers Number 3
(1983)It is the objective of this report to discuss the uses made of mangrove ecosystems and to try to resolve the conflicts arising from these uses. In doing so, we begin by stating the assumptions that: i) the conservation of ... -
Governing Coastal Resources: Implications for a Sustainable Blue Economy
(2021)Coastal resources - including fish, minerals and energy - are critical to people, nature and the economy, and are a focus for the emerging sustainable blue economy agenda. Whilst there is no globally agreed definition of ... -
Governing Coastal Resources: Implications for a Sustainable Blue Economy - Summary for Policymakers
(2021)This report identifies the numerous pathways through which land-based activities generate impacts on coastal resources, acknowledging that they can differ, depending on the location, type, condition and resilience of ... -
Governing Coastal Resources: Implications for a Sustainable Blue Economy [Factsheet]
(2021)The report draws together an evidence base that demonstrates beyond question the need for enhanced governance coordination between terrestrial activities and marine resources. -
Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project - Synthesis Report
(2016)This synthesis report summarizes lessons from the UNEP Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project, which identified, assessed and harnessed trade opportunities arising from the transition to a green economy. The authors ... -
Green Economy and Trade Opportunities: Country Projects Synthesis Report
(2016)This synthesis report summarizes lessons from the UNEP Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project, which identified, assessed and harnessed trade opportunities arising from the transition to a green economy. The authors ...