Browsing UNEP Publications Pre-2023 by Subject "MARINE ENVIRONMENT"
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region and its Protocols: Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating; Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region; Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities
(2012)With the passage of a general resolution in February of 2009, the United Nations General Assembly called upon the UN system to recognize the Caribbean Sea as a “special area within the context of sustainable development”. ... -
Deep-sea Sponge Grounds: Reservoirs of Biodiversity
(UNEP, 2010)This report draws together scientific understanding of deep-water sponge grounds alongside the threats they face and ways in which they can be conserved. Beginning with a summary of research approaches, sponge biology and ... -
Directory of Coastal and Marine Environmental Institutions in the North-West Pacific Region - NOWPAP Publication No. 2
(1998)The Governing Council of UNEP on its 15th Session (Decision 15/1 Strengthening the Role and Effectiveness of the United Nations Environment Programme, part VI.3) approved preparation of new action plans for seas not yet ... -
Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000 and Beyond
(1988)Environmental problems cut across a range of policy issues and are mostly rooted in inappropriate development patterns. Consequently, environmental issues, goals and actions cannot be framed in isolation from the development ... -
From Pollution to Solution: A Global Assessment of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution
(2021)This assessment describes the far-reaching impacts of plastics across the planet and in our oceans. The assessment sets out to address four key questions to help guide future actions: • What can new research and evidence ... -
From Pollution to Solution: A Global Assessment of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution - Synthesis
(2021)Key Findings: 1. Marine litter, including plastics and microplastics, has grown drastically and is projected to more than double by 2030. 2. Marine litter and plastics are a grave threat to all marine life and are influencing ... -
GEO for Youth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Open your Eyes to the Environment
(2001)This is a report on the state of the environment in the region, in addition to being a real source of inspiration for people and institutions to contribute to the safeguarding of the environment. The young authors offer a ... -
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 ... -
Handbook of Environmental Law
(1997)This Handbook is intended to be a handy reference book of up-to-date information on environmental law. It provides a source of quick and easy reference for governments, institutions, NGOs and the public needing to use basic ... -
Impacts of Sand and Dust Storms on Oceans: A Scientific Environmental Assessment for Policy Makers
(2020)Sand and dust storms (SDS) are common in deserts and semi-deserts when strong winds blow over dry soils with little or no vegetation. Dust generated by SDS is often raised high into the atmosphere and transported over long ... -
Implementation of the GPA at Regional Level: The Role of Regional Seas Conventions and their Protocols
(2006)The main objective of this document is to review existing binding and non-binding instruments that address the protection of the marine environment from land-based sources and activities (lbsa protocols and action plans ... -
Manual of Marine and Coastal Datasets of Biodiversity Importance: An Introduction to Key Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Datasets
(ISBN: 978-92-807-3500-0, 2015)Knowledge of marine and coastal datasets tends to be fragmented and/or difficult to access for the non-expert or ad hoc data user. To address this lack of information, this document provides an overview of global marine ... -
Monitoring Plastics in Rivers and Lakes: Guidelines for the Harmonization of Methodologies
(2021)The purpose of this report is to provide guidelines for the assessment of plastic contamination, from macro- to microplastics, in freshwater environments. It provides the most current procedures for monitoring and ... -
Overview of Impact of Sewage on the Marine Environment in the East Asian Seas: Social and Economic Opportunities
(2001)This report is intended to provide an overview of potential economic and social development in the region of the East Asian Seas, affecting the coastal, marine and associated freshwater environment and the status of these ... -
Selected Multilateral Treaties in the Field of the Environment Volume Two
(1991)In the last two decades, the evolution of international environmental law has kept pace with the accelerating momentum of international agreements to protect the environment. -
Small Island Developing States Waste Management Outlook
(2019)The Small Island Developing States Waste Management Outlook provides an assessment of solid, liquid and gaseous waste generated in 58 Small Island Developing States. It also recommends a series of initiatives that can be ... -
The State of the Environment 1972-1982
(1982)The present report focuses on the changes (positive or negative) that occurred in the state of the world environment in the decade following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment convened at Stockholm in ... -
The State of the World Environment 1987
(1987)Over the past five years, there has been a marked improvement in the quality of the data base in certain fields and in our understanding of some environmental phenomena like the possible depletion of the ozone layer or the ... -
The State of the World Environment 1991
(1991)The world's population reached 5.3 billion in 1990 and is expected to grow by another one billion to reach 6.3 billion by 2000. About 93 per cent of this population growth will be in the developing countries. Although there ... -
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the South China Sea - EAS/RCU Technical Report Series No. 14
(2000)The transboundary diagnostic analysis of the South China Sea and its associated catchment areas, is a process that focuses on identifying water-related problems and concerns, their socio-economic root causes, and the ...