A Coast in Common: an Introduction to the Eastern African Action Plan

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationCommunications Division
dc.coverage.spatialEast Africa
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-13T06:50:30Z
dc.date.available2018-07-13T06:50:30Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.descriptionThe coastline of Eastern Africa is an area of great physical beauty, rich in living resources. Palm fringed beaches of white coral sand lead down to tranquil lagoons enclosed by spectacular coral reefs with their wealth of colorful fish, shells and corals. The area has vast mangrove forests, high coral cliffs, wide stretches of sand dunes, and numerous offshore and oceanic islands. Yet there are problems in paradise—pollution, habitat destruction, and the pressures of growing populations and tourism. To face these common threats to their marine environment, the nine nations of the region are now working together to manage their shared resources and to find regional solutions to their problems. They are doing this under the auspices of the Eastern African Region, one of the newest of the Regional Seas Programmes initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme.en
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dc.identifier.isbn928071237 3
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25723
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number44 pages
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectcoastal zone management
dc.subjectcoral reef
dc.subjectendangered species
dc.subjectIndian Ocean
dc.subjectindustrial pollution
dc.subjectcoastal area
dc.subjectliving marine resource
dc.subjectmangrove swamp
dc.subjectocean dumping
dc.subjectoil pollution
dc.subjectmarine resources conservation
dc.subjectEast Africa
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.titleA Coast in Common: an Introduction to the Eastern African Action Planen
dc.typeTechnical report
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wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048

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