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Between 2010 and 2016, more than USD 1.9 billion was committed to implement, monitor and enforce the conservation and sustainable management of tropical coral reefs and...

The objective of this report is to summarize information from the literature on ecological interactions between tropical coastal ecosystems and to review management issues and...

This report provides the supporting science for the UNEP Science-to-Policy brief (2017). It synthesizes the current science on wastewater pollution and coral reefs to inform...

The first draft of this document was originally prepared and presented by the Environment Agency of Japan in cooperation with Marine Parks Centre of Japan, as a contribution to...

The overall purpose of this brief is to provide policy and management recommendations for addressing and reducing the impacts of plastics on shallow water coral reefs, based on...

The State of Ocean Governance in the Western Indian Ocean Region, developed in partnership with the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, reviews the status and...

This report presents the summation of an enormous amount of data and information on 19 of the 23 nations and states of the Pacific and outlines both the problems and stresses on...

The purpose of this report is threefold: 1. To present projections of coral bleaching conditions (i.e., exposure to the primary climate threat to coral reefs) and potential...

The purpose of this study goes beyond describing socioeconomic processes of a fishermen's community, questioning them or making an assessment of a group, based on certain...

le présent rapport a pour but principal de passer en revue et d'évaluer les activités socio-économiques actuelles, y compris les projets de développement susceptibles...

This booklet provides a quick overview of the context, objectives and scope of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of the shared Living Marine...

The report consists of a summary describing specific coastal and marine environmental problems of the United Republic of Tanzania such as coral reef destruction, mangrove...

The report focuses on three habitats that are characteristic of coastal ecosystems in the wider Caribbean, namely coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows. These...

The ROPME sea area includes the coastal and marine waters of the eight countries (Bahrain, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...

This report summarises the findings of an initial scoping study which aimed to identify common interests, facilitate global and regional collaborations, and help identify...

This review has been written in response to the rapid expansion of work on Red Sea reefs over the last two decades, and is an attempt to summarise our present-day knowledge...

Le rapport conclut une mission d'expertise realisee en avril-mai 1987, pour le PNUE et a la demande du Ministere mauricien du logement, des terres et de l'environnement...

Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. The Government and the scientific community acted quickly to...

Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. Government and the scientific community acted quickly to...

This discussion paper highlights areas of ocean and coastal management for which a better understanding of the economic value of marine ecosystem services could: • substantially...