Search results
5 Results
Sorted by relevance
Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
… N EP Global Programme of Action …for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities Background In … made “their commitment to protect and preserve the marine environment from the impacts of land-based activities … framework for prevention and management of marine debris, was finalized in 2012. It consists of three goals and …
Dumping of Wastes at Sea
… Course to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution Book: Unit 4 - Dumping of Wastes at Sea … contents 1. Dumping 2. The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter … wastes include dredged spoils, building construction debris, sewage sludge and municipal garbage. In international …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). However, … “the prevention and significant reduction of all kinds of marine pollution, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution”. Clean household energy …
Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… in drinking water, and other micro-pollutants in fresh and marine water. Some, such as those coming from abandoned … have been great strides in global Earth observation and marine oil spills and pollution from mine tailings, as well … oceans, including to remote areas. c) Floating plastic debris risk based on the amount of plastic debris per unit …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… of international environmental policies. With regard to marine and coastal issues, this regional ocean governance has … Agriculture Organisation (FAO) umbrella; and (iii) Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) mechanisms, including GEF-supported … practices, ocean acidification, ocean warming, marine debris, industrial, agricultural and urban run-offs, …