NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2005
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Dear UN Atlas member,
As we approach the close of this year, the recent World Fisheries Day celebrations serve as an important reminder that we must focus on changing the way the world manages global fisheries to ensure sustainable stocks and healthy oceans ecosystems. Just last month the United Nations General Assembly called on countries that have not yet done so to become a party to the Law of the Sea regarding jurisdiction over national and international waters, as well as the seabed, and to maintain sustainable fisheries.
Nearly one year ago a massive tsunami wreaked devastation to countries in the Indian Ocean region. Ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts have contributed to try and turn this tragedy into an opportunity - a chance to build safer homes and boats, create better jobs, foster stronger communities and promote the need for effective emergency planning.
This month's newsletter brings updated information on the continued tsunami reconstruction actions, as well as news on Small Island Developing States, on NGO efforts to work towards international regulation of ocean noise, and the importance of mangroves to coastal ecosystems. Finally, we have four new topics on Large Marine Ecosystems in the UN Atlas.
If this newsletter may interest someone you know, please forward it. Contribute to and participate in the growing Atlas community by becoming an active Member of the UN Atlas today.
Thank you,
The UN Atlas of the Oceans Editors
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Comments? Please write to [email protected]
As we approach the close of this year, the recent World Fisheries Day celebrations serve as an important reminder that we must focus on changing the way the world manages global fisheries to ensure sustainable stocks and healthy oceans ecosystems. Just last month the United Nations General Assembly called on countries that have not yet done so to become a party to the Law of the Sea regarding jurisdiction over national and international waters, as well as the seabed, and to maintain sustainable fisheries.
Nearly one year ago a massive tsunami wreaked devastation to countries in the Indian Ocean region. Ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts have contributed to try and turn this tragedy into an opportunity - a chance to build safer homes and boats, create better jobs, foster stronger communities and promote the need for effective emergency planning.
This month's newsletter brings updated information on the continued tsunami reconstruction actions, as well as news on Small Island Developing States, on NGO efforts to work towards international regulation of ocean noise, and the importance of mangroves to coastal ecosystems. Finally, we have four new topics on Large Marine Ecosystems in the UN Atlas.
If this newsletter may interest someone you know, please forward it. Contribute to and participate in the growing Atlas community by becoming an active Member of the UN Atlas today.
Thank you,
The UN Atlas of the Oceans Editors
Visit the UN Atlas of the Oceans Web site
Comments? Please write to [email protected]
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