strategy
Expanding regional activity on the marine environment
Implementation:
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 strengthening, and extending where necessary, intergovernmental regional cooperation, the Regional Seas Programmes of UNEP, regional and subregional fisheries organizations and regional commissions.
Broader:
Protecting regional environmentsStrengthening regional cooperationOrganizing responsibility for the marine environment Narrower:
Assessing regional agreements on marine pollution from land-based sourcesExchanging data on the impact of climate change on the marine environmentStrengthening international cooperation on enclosed and semi-enclosed seasExpanding regional cooperation on point source marine pollution from new installations Facilitated by:
Acquiring additional marine vesselsPromoting cross-border regional biodiversity conservationMonitoring effects of transboundary air pollution in waterConvening consultations on protection of oceans and marine resources Values:
ActionInactivityOveractivity Subjects:
Oceanography → MarineAction → Action
Environment → Environment
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
