Protecting Coastal and Marine Environments from Land-based Activities: A Guide for National ActionUNEP/Earthprint, 2006 - 96 pages In 2002 the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), as the Secretariat of the GPA, published a Handbook on the Development and Implementation of National Programs of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (the NPA Handbook). It provides guidance for environmental managers and policy makers on how to implement the GPA in their own countries. Since its release many lessons have been learned and related policy developments gained importance; reason for this updated and expanded version. In this revision it is stressed that, to be successful, institutional, financial, legislative, social, and technical barriers should be taken very serious while planning concrete action. The handbook calls for realistic, step-by-step implementation of priorities within a cross-sectoral, participatory framework, through a flexible and iterative process.--Publisher's description. |
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Contents
List of figures and boxes | 2 |
Relevant global agreements and approaches | 8 |
2 | 14 |
2 | 20 |
A NPA process that stimulates national action | 32 |
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Integrated assessment and modelling techniques as decision support tool | 51 |
13 | 59 |
4 | 65 |
A final word | 72 |
2 | 78 |
Integrated Coastal Area and River basin Management ICARM | 84 |
9 | 92 |
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achieve action activities affordable agriculture Annex approach appropriate assessment authorities awareness benefits budgets building capacity causes changes Chapter coastal and marine coastal area commitment considered constraints consultation costs countries create degradation detail document economic ecosystems effective ensure environmental evaluation example existing financing formulated framework funds Global goals groups human identified impacts implementation important improved indicators industry initial institutional integrated investment involved Island issues knowledge land-based activities lead legislation listed major marine environment measures mechanisms meeting monitoring municipal national level NPA process NPA programme objectives opportunities participation plans pollution potential practices present principles priorities problems produce programme Programme of Action protection realistic reduction regional relevant responsibilities river basin sector situation sources specific stakeholders Step strategies successful sustainable development Task waste wastewater