Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region - NOWPAP Publication No. 1
The UNEP Regional Seas Programme was initiated in 1974 as a global programme implemented through regional components. It has been repeatedly endorsed by the UNEP Governing Council as a regional approach to the management of marine and coastal resources and control of marine pollution. The Regional Seas Programme at present comprises 10 regions, while three more regional Programmes, including NOWPAP, are being developed. There are over 140 coastal States and Territories participating in the Programme. It is an action-oriented Programme having concern not only for the consequences but also for the causes of environmental degradation and encompassing a comprehensive approach to corn-batting environmental problems through the integrated management of coastal and marine areas.
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| Format: | Reports and Books biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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| Subjects: | COASTAL AREAS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, MARINE ENVIRONMENT, MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, OCEANIA, PROGRAMMES OF ACTION, NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, |
| Online Access: | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/25786 |
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| Summary: | The UNEP Regional Seas Programme was initiated in 1974 as a global programme implemented through regional components. It has been repeatedly endorsed by the UNEP Governing Council as a regional approach to the management of marine and coastal resources and control of marine pollution. The Regional Seas Programme at present comprises 10 regions, while three more regional Programmes, including NOWPAP, are being developed. There are over 140 coastal States and Territories participating in the Programme. It is an action-oriented Programme having concern not only for the consequences but also for the causes of environmental degradation and encompassing a comprehensive approach to corn-batting environmental problems through the integrated management of coastal and marine areas. |
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