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T1 Regional Overview of Possible Ecological Quality Objective Indicators for the NOWPAP Region
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 ecology
K1 marine environment
K1 eutrophication
K1 environmental indicator
K1 biological diversity
K1  Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
K1 Regional seas
PB NOWPAP Pollution Monitoring Regional Activity Centre (NOWPAP POMRAC)
SN 978-5-600-02015-3
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26265
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26265
NO This document provides an overview of Ecological Quality Objectives (EcoQOs) in the NOWPAP region, beginning with a history of NOWPAPs approach to EcoQOs and their relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), followed by examples of similar approaches in other Regional Seas programmes and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) of the EU. The document then moves into a description of national approaches by NOWPAP member states to the suggested five NOWPAP EcoQOs, while also highlighting differences in natural and socio–economic conditions, and an analysis of how the suggested EcoQOs could be used in NOWPAP member states. The final section provides recommendations moving forward, in regards to the NOWPAP EcoQOs.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026