State of the Marine Environment in Antarctica - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 129

The better understanding of the changing problems facing the marine environment is a continuing goal of UNEP's ocean programme, as it provides the necessary scientific background for shaping UNEP's policy towards the protection of the oceans. The main sources of factual information used in...

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Main Authors: United Nations Environment Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Other Authors: Stromberg, J.O., Anderson, L.G., Björk, G., Bonner, W.N., Clark, A.C., Dick, A.L., Ernst, W., Limbert, D.W.S., Peel, D.A., Priddle, J., Smith, R.I.L., Walton, D.W.H., Ecosystems Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Centre of International Projects, GKNT 2019
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Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/28266
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Summary:The better understanding of the changing problems facing the marine environment is a continuing goal of UNEP's ocean programme, as it provides the necessary scientific background for shaping UNEP's policy towards the protection of the oceans. The main sources of factual information used in the assessment of the state of the marine environment are data published in open scientific literature, data available in various reports published as "grey literature" and data generated through numerous research and monitoring programmes sponsored by UNEP and other organizations.