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The main objectives of this review were: • To review the national implementation status of the MEAs among the COBSEA member countries with specific emphasis on institutional,...

This report attempts to provide a general idea of the sources, levels and effects of marine pol1utante in the Indian Ocean as well as the existence and extent of marine...

This report is a synthesis of the evaluation that has taken place, and gives an overview of the policy aspects of the environmental issues emanating from the petroleum industry,...

The Regional Seas Programme was initiated by UNEP in 1974. Since then the Governing Council of UNEP has repeatedly endorsed a regional approach to the control of marine...

Convening of a Second Workshop on Marine Pollution (petroleum) Monitoring was recommended by the fourth joint session of the IOC Working Committee for IGOOS and the WHO...

This paper estimates that, during 1979, a total of about 144,000 metric tonnes of oil polluted the Kuwait Action Plan (KAP) Region and that, during the 10 years from 1980 to...

This report is an account of the special situations of the mangrove forests in Singapore, which declined from 10-12% of the total land area 150 years ago to 3% in 1978, and to...

The oceans are under stress from growing coastal populations, rapid industrialization and over-consumption of resources. Many people in the coastal zone depend on its waters for...

This publication contains the texts of the two legal agreements that have been adopted for the protection and development of the marine environment and coastal areas of the...

As encouraged by the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Co-operation (OPRC 1990) and the Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil...

On 20 May 2021, chemical fume emissions erupted on the Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl containership as it anchored around 9 nautical miles (17 kilometres) northwest of the...

The Regional Seas Programme was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1974 in response to the selection of the oceans as a priority area by the UNEP...

The document consists of a summary report on the coastal and marine environmental problems of Somalia, of an action plan proposed for the protection, management and development...

The Regional Seas Programme at present includes ten regions 1/ and has over 120 coastal States participating in it. It is conceived as an action-oriented programme having...

This chapter presents recommendations that, once implemented, will have an immediate positive impact on Ogoniland. They are not of equal priority. In fact some can only be...

In this chapter, contamination of non-site specific environmental media, such as air and surface water, is discussed, as is the fate of receptors such as human beings, fish and...

This chapter deals with site-specific land contamination issues where the focus was on soil and groundwater contamination. Sites were assessed on a case-by case basis, where it...

While the technical recommendations made in this report are essentially aimed at securing environmental improvements throughout Ogoniland, ensuring long-term sustainability is a...

The control of pollution by oil in the marine environment is based on the knowledge of the pathways and fate of this substance upon entering the sea. The fate and pathways of...

This mission was initiated by IMO/UNEP at the request of the Third Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme, held in...