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GPA - Global Programme of Action
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A commitment to ocean health from the land
 
Estimates show that almost 50 % of the world's coasts are threatened by development-related activities. The health, well-being and, in some cases, the very survival of coastal populations depends upon the health and well-being of coastal systems such as estuaries and wetlands. The intense pressures put on the coastal systems require serious commitment and preventive action at all levels: local, national, regional and global.
 
In response to these major problems, 108 governments and the European Commission declared their commitment to protect and preserve the marine environment from the adverse environmental impacts of land-based activities. The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities and the Washington Declaration were adopted in 1995. UNEP was tasked to lead the coordination effort and to establish a GPA Coordination Office. The comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach of the GPA also reflects the desire of Governments to strengthen the collaboration and coordination of all agencies with mandates relevant to the impact of land-based activities on the marine environment, through their participation in a global programme.
 
The GPA is designed to be a source of conceptual and practical guidance to be drawn upon by national and/or regional authorities for devising and implementing sustained action to prevent, reduce, control and/or eliminate marine degradation from land-based activities.   See More...
 
 
 
 
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TitleGPA: Global Prog. of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment   ( WEBSITE )
Keywords ENVIRONMENT; GPA
Content Language(s)English; French; Spanish
Web Address (URL)http://www.gpa.unep.org
Type of WebsiteClearing-House Mechanism
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