strategy
Monitoring marine pollution
Synonyms:
Monitoring damage to the oceansInvestigating pollution in the marine environment
Improving marine pollution monitoring programmes
Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends establishing or improving, as necessary, regulatory and monitoring programmes to control effluent discharges and emissions, including the development and application of control and recycling technology.
Implementation:
Some seabirds ingest sub-lethal quantities of oil from spills or from low-level, long-term pollution. Storm-petrels (Procellariiformes) are widely distributed throughout all the major oceans of the world and can serve as effective monitors of marine environmental quality and could contribute to protecting marine resources.
The Mediterranean Pollution Monitoring and Research Programme (MED POL) receives national monitoring data from 20 Mediterranean countries.
Broader:
Respecting marine commonsReducing marine pollutionMonitoring water pollutionProtecting marine environmentMonitoring changes in the marine environment Narrower:
Monitoring marine pollution from shipsMonitoring accumulation of pollutants in marine wildlifeMonitoring effects of transboundary air pollution in water Facilitates:
Studying marine pollutionReporting marine pollutionConserving cetacean speciesCleaning up marine pollutionMonitoring sustainable quality of lifeExchanging information on marine pollution causesIntegrating pollution control and biodiversity conservation Facilitated by:
Strengthening regulation of marine pollutionAssisting coastal and island states to expand marine research capabilities Organizations:
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Joint IOC/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel for the Global Investigation of Pollution in the Marine Environment Global Marine Pollution Monitoring System Subjects:
Environment → Environment Oceanography → Marine
Oceanography → Oceanography
Research, Standards → Inspection, tests
Research, Standards → Investigations
Societal Problems → Destruction
Societal Problems → Pollution
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
