Strengthening international coordination on marine management

Description

Strengthening international coordination on marine management involves establishing and enhancing collaborative frameworks among nations to address transboundary marine issues, such as overfishing, pollution, and habitat degradation. This strategy prioritizes harmonizing regulations, sharing data and best practices, and jointly enforcing compliance to ensure sustainable use of marine resources. By fostering unified action and resolving jurisdictional gaps, it remedies fragmented governance and supports the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems on a global scale.

Context

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 coordination and developing improved arrangements among UN organizations with major marine and coastal responsibilities, including their subregional and regional components.