RT Report
T1 A Sea of Troubles: GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 70
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 
A1 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
A1 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 
A1 World Health Organization, 
A1 World Meteorological Organization, 
A1 International Maritime Organization, 
A1 International Atomic Energy Agency, 
K1 biodiversity
K1 fishery management
K1 ocean
K1 forestry
K1 agriculture
SN 82-7701-010-9
YR 2001
FD 2001-01
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8158
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8158
NO The state of the world’s seas and oceans is deteriorating. Most of the problems identified decades ago have not been resolved, and many are worsening. New threats keep emerging. The traditional uses of the seas and coasts – and the benefits that humanity gets from them - have been widely undermined. All this is happening because human activities are increasing and extending over ever wider areas. The closer the seas come to people, the greater is the damage. Ill planned (and often unplanned) coastal development is one of the main driving forces behind the environmental problems of the oceans. Apart from overfishing, the greatest harm is caused by what we do on land - and particularly at the coasts - rather than at sea.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026