strategy

Expanding programmes on marine environmental quality

Synonyms:
Improving quality of 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 establishing systematic observation systems to measure marine environmental quality, including causes and effects of marine degradation, as a basis for management.

Values:
Quality
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on LandGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal