Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "MARINE ECOSYSTEMS"
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Africa Marine Spatial Planning Training Course Overview
(2018-09)Africa is recording on average the highest rate of economic growth, driven by huge financial flows due to a rich natural resource base. A burgeoning youth population, low production costs and a favourable climate all provide ... -
Climate Change: Science, Impacts and Policy - Proceedings of the Second World Climate Conference
(1990)The primary goals of the Conference were: To formulate recommendations for the continuing World Climate Programme, taking into account the report of the IPCC, with a primary goal of insuring that authoritative scientific ... -
COBSEA's Mandate and Current Activities relevant to the Framework - COBSEA Webinar on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
(2020)Presentation on COBSEA's mandate and current activities relevant to the Framework - COBSEA Secretariat -
Conference Report of the ‘GEF International Waters Science Conference 2012’ (IWSC 2012) : Setting the International Waters Science Agenda for the next Decade
(26/09/2012)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of the UNDP/UNEP Global Environment Facility (GEF) IW:LEARN program and numerous partners held the first Global Environment ‘GEF International Waters Science ... -
Draft decisions for consideration and adoption by the Contracting Parties of Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region at their ninth meeting
(2018)The Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region, determined to intensify policy and management ... -
Fourth Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law: Note by the Executive Director
(2008)The annex to the present note contains the draft fourth Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law (Montevideo Programme IV) as contained in the annex to the report of the meeting of senior ... -
Institutionalizing an Integrated Reporting Mechanism on the State of the Marine Ecosystem in the Cartagena Convention Area
(16/02/2017)The purpose of this conference paper is to inform participants at the Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Cartagena Convention about the opportunities provided through the UNDP/GEF “CLME+ Project” (2015-2020) to work ... -
The International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification: Mobilizing Global Leadership to Advance Ocean Acidification Action Plans that Address Root Causes and Protect Coastal Communities and Livelihoods from a Changing Ocean
(2019)Under the leadership of its diverse members, The International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance) is harnessing growing scientific knowledge about impacts of ocean acidification and transforming it into ... -
Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources - Environmental Law Guidelines and Principles 7
(24/05/1985)(Decision 13/18/11 of the Governing Council of UNEP, of 24 May 185) -
Marine Spatial Planning Workshop Held at Kenya marine and fisheries research Institute (KMFRI)
(2018)Workshop was to enhance capacity in science-based management tools such as Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Marine Spatial Planning and the Large Marine Ecosystem Approach for better response to challenges in the coastal ... -
Pan-African Action Agenda on Ecosystem Restoration for Increased Resilience
(2018)This Pan-African Action Agenda on Ecosystem Restoration for Increased Resilience proposes policy measures, strategic actions, cooperation mechanisms and on-the-ground actions to advance land and ecosystem restoration in ... -
Proceedings of the Second ASEAMS Scientific Symposium: RCU/EAS Technical Reports Series No.10
(1996)The Regional Seas Programme was initiated by UNEP in 1 974.The Regional Seas Programme at present includes 13 regions and has about 140 States participating in it. -
Proceedings of the Workshop on Eutrophication in Tropical Marine Systems – The Impacts and Management of Nutrient Pollution- RCU/EAS Technical Report Series No. 8
(1996)This volume of the Regional Coordinating Unit for the East Asian Seas Action Plan (EAS/RCU) Technical Reports Series presents the proceedings of the Townsville Workshop on Eutrophication in Tropical Marine Systems -
Programme for Change: Decisions from the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(1998)The fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-4) saw the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) move from its start-up phase to a long-term planning cycle. Attended by over 1,300 participants from 152 countries, ... -
Progress in the implementation of the Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region: Report of the Executive Director [Advance]
(2018)The process for integrating ecosystem services into ecosystem-based management is currently one of the greatest challenges in the management of the marine and coastal resources in the Western Indian Ocean region. Priorities ... -
Progress in the Implementation of UNEP’s Marine Litter Activities 2007-2011 and the Way Forward from 2012 To 2016
(2012)Despite decades of efforts to prevent and reduce marine litter in many countries, there is evidence that the problem is persistent and continues to grow – especially as populations continue to increase. Most current solid ... -
Project Inception Report - Protecting Marine Ecosystems in MFF Countries Using the Green Fins Approach
(2013-04)The two-year regional project “Protecting Marine Ecosystems in MFF Countries Using the Green Fins Approach” is funded by Mangroves for the Future (MFF), and is targeting two countries (Maldives, and Viet ...