State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region / Brodie J.E. [et. al.]
Biodiversity Conservation, Waste Management and Pollution Control
This report is one of a considerable number prepared in different regions of the earth. The preparation of these reports was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO as contributions to the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP) review of the state of the marine environment. During their preparation, however, they have developed further into independent publications completely reviewing the state of the marine environment in the region concerned. The South Pacific report has aimed at reviewing knowledge of the marine environment in the subject areas specified by GESAMP Working Group 26 (responsible for the global review) with particular focus on the period from 1980 to 1989.