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Cleaning up marine pollution

Implementation:
UNEP has led a major effort to clean up the Mediterranean Sea. It encouraged adversaries such as Syria and Israel, and Turkey and Greece to work together to clean up beaches. As a result, more than 50% of the previously polluted beaches are now usable.
Broader:
Tidying up
Cleaning up pollution
Respecting marine commons
Reducing marine pollution
Facilitates:
Conserving seals
Facilitated by:
Managing coasts
Studying marine pollution
Monitoring marine pollution
Organizing responsibility for the marine environment
Problems:
Marine pollution
Plastic pollution of coastal zones
Values:
Pollution
Organizations:
IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection
Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea
Protocol relating to intervention on the high seas in cases of marine pollution by substances other than oil
Protocol concerning regional cooperation in combating pollution by oil and other harmful substances in cases of emergency
Subjects:
Oceanography → Marine
Amenities → Cleaning
Societal Problems → Pollution
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGOAL 14: Life Below Water

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

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