Marine Mammals: Global Plan of Action - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 55

United Nations Environment Programme; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Marine Mammals: Global Plan of Action - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 55

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.author	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
dc.date.accessioned	2016-12-02T07:02:38Z
dc.date.issued	1985
dc.description	This document presents a collaboratively developed global plan of action outlining the conservation, management, and sustainable utilization of marine mammals, produced under the auspices of UNEP and FAO in consultation with international agencies and governments. Detailing the critical threats facing cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, and other marine mammal groups—such as overexploitation, bycatch, habitat destruction, pollution, and inadequacies in legal and management frameworks—it provides a carefully structured framework of objectives, principles, and recommended actions. The plan defines priority areas including policy formulation, regulatory measures, scientific research expansion, legal improvement, and public awareness initiatives, and incorporates a set of targeted projects with corresponding financial needs. Specific attention is given to the roles of international organizations, mechanisms for coordination, scientific advisory structures, and urgent conservation measures for at-risk species. The document also includes detailed appendices covering threatened species, relevant international organizations, legislative instruments, and a draft financial plan for implementation.	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/11862
dc.language	English
dc.language	French
dc.language	Spanish
dc.page.number	119 p.
dc.relation.ispartof	UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies
dc.title	Marine Mammals: Global Plan of Action - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 55	en
dc.title.alternative	Mamiferos marinos: plan global de accion - Informes y estudios del programa de mares regionales del PNUMA No. 55	es
dc.title.alternative	Mammiferes marins: plan d'action mondial - PNUE: rapports et etudes des mers regionales no. 55	fr
dc.type	Technical report