Browsing Manuals, Guides and Toolkits by SDGs "SDG 14 - Life Below Water"
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Guideline document on the status of Conventions and Protocols in the field of marine environment by South Asian Seas countries
(South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), 2010)Guideline document on the status of Conventions and Protocols in the field of marine environment by South Asian Seas countries -
Guideline for Shoreline Clean-up
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2005)This guideline has been developed to provide practical suggestions for the treatment or cleanup of oiled shorelines by expert groups, taking into account the reference materials and methods used in the NOWPAP region. In ... -
Guideline for the Use of Dispersants
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2005)This report aims to give an overview of the international use of dispersants, as a basis for the development of NOWPAP Guidelines on Oil Spill Dispersants that can be used during joint response operations within the framework ... -
Guidelines for Determining inputs of Inorganic Contaminants into Estuaries: Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 41
(1987)This publication describes sampling and sample preparation procedures suitable to obtain uncontaminated samples for the purpose of determining river inputs of inorganic contaminants into estuaries. Emphasis is placed on ... -
Guidelines for Monitoring Chemical Contaminants in the Sea Using Marine Organisms - Reference Methods For Marine Pollution Studies No. 6
(1993)The present Reference Method is designed to provide a set of guidelines to assist in pollution and public health to design and implement monitoring programmes based upon the measurement of chemical contaminants in marine ... -
Guidelines for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Seabed in the Northwest Pacific Region
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2010)These guidelines, developed as a part of the NOWPAP Marine Litter Activity (MALITA) project, aim to assist NOWPAP Member states, local governments, volunteers and NGOs, in monitoring marine litter on the seabed. -
Guidelines for Providing and Improving Port Reception Facilities and Services for Ship-Generated Marine litter in the Northwest Pacific Region
(2010)The objective of these guidelines is to help reduce the discharge of ship-generated marine litter (garbage) into the sea by the provision and improvement of the capacity and efficiency of port reception facilities and waste ... -
Guidelines for Seagrass Ecosystem Restoration in the Western Indian Ocean Region - Western Indian Ocean Ecosystem Guidelines and Toolkits
(2020)Although governments acknowledge the importance of seagrass, restoration efforts have not kept pace with increasing degradation of this vital habitat. The new Guidelines on Seagrass Ecosystem Restoration for the Western ... -
Guidelines for the Assessment of Environmental Flows in the Western Indian Ocean Region - Western Indian Ocean Ecosystem Guidelines and Toolkits
(2020)Sustainable management of rivers is essential to maintaining livelihoods, health, biodiversity, economic and food security, and more in the Western Indian Ocean region and beyond. The new Guidelines for the Assessment of ... -
Guidelines for the use of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) Visual Identity and Waiver of Liability
(2020)This document describes the terms and requirements on which the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 (hereinafter, the Decade) visual identity,1 which is property of the United Nations (UN), may be used. ... -
Guidelines of Lake Management Volume 7: Biomanipulation in Lakes and Reservoirs Management
(1995)This volume of the ILEC/UNEP guideline book series offers a general introduction to the role of biomanipulation in lake management with emphasis on the control of excessive algal growth in lakes suffering from eutrophication. ... -
Guidelines of Lake Management Volume 9: Reservoir Water Quality Management
(1999)This book was designed for use by anyone who is interested in reservoir water quality. The book specifically stresses reservoirs as opposed to lakes, however, reservoirs and lakes have much in common and reservoirs are ... -
Guidelines on Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration for the Western Indian Ocean Region - Western Indian Ocean Ecosystem Guidelines and Toolkits
(2020)The purpose of preparing this Guidelines on Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration for the WIO Region is to provide the information that will help ensure successful mangrove restoration projects within the WIO region. The aims ... -
Half Full or Half Empty?: A Set of Indicative Guidelines for Water-Related Risks and an Overview of Emerging Opportunities for Financial Institutions
(2007)These Guidelines are intended to support FIs in integrating WRR into their risk management processes by developing procedures to identify, assess and mitigate the material and reputational risks associated with water. The ... -
Hazardous & Noxious Substances (HNS) Response Operation Guideline
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2009)This regional guideline aims to give general recommendations and provide information needed for proper decision making when responding to accidents in the marine environment involving chemicals and dangerous goods. It shoud ... -
How to Conduct A Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Assessment
(2021-10)The assessment of management effectiveness in protected areas has been considered as a very important activity to learn about the management of the site and to implement actions and adapt management -
How to Design High-Quality NbS Field Projects: A Guide for Practitioners
(2022-01)This document aims to: a. Provide an overview of nature-based solutions and WWF’s approach to them; b. Provide practical and simplified guidance for WWF practitioners to develop and implement high-quality nature-based ... -
Important and Desirable Environmental Actions (IDEAs) for Selection and Establishment of Resilient and Efficient UN Offices: Benchmarks for Evaluation and Comparative Analysis
(2021-09)IDEAs guidance aims to define an efficient and resilient office building or space in the UN context. It targets the earliest possible stages of office establishment from setting UN requirements as part of preliminary brief ...