strategy

Setting quality criteria for marine and freshwater ecosystems

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 establishing biological, physical and chemical water-quality criteria for agricultural water-users and for marine and riverine ecosystems.
Values:
Quality
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on Land