Expanding regional activity on the marine environment

Description

Expanding regional activity on the marine environment involves strengthening cooperation among neighboring countries to address shared marine challenges such as pollution, overfishing, and habitat degradation. This strategy prioritizes coordinated monitoring, joint policy development, and harmonized enforcement of regulations. By pooling resources and expertise, regions can implement effective conservation measures, restore ecosystems, and ensure sustainable use of marine resources, directly remedying transboundary environmental threats that individual nations cannot tackle alone.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Agenda 21 recommends strengthening, and extending where necessary, intergovernmental regional cooperation, the Regional Seas Programmes of UNEP, regional and subregional fisheries organizations and regional commissions.