RT Report T1 Marine Pollution in the East African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 8 T2 La pollution des mers dans la région de l'Afrique de l'Est - PNUE: Rapports et études des mers régionales No. 8 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, K1 marine pollution K1 solid waste management K1 water pollution K1 East Africa K1 industrial pollution K1 pesticide residue K1 oil pollution YR 1982 FD 1982 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31510 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31510 NO The Regional Seas Programme at present includes ten regions 1/ and has over 120 coastal States participating in it. It is conceived as an action-oriented programme having concern not only for the consequences but also for the causes of environmental degradation and encompassing a comprehensive approach to combating environmental problems through the management of marine and coastal areas. Each regional action plan is formulated according to the needs of the region as perceived by the Governments concerned. :It is designed to link assessment of the quality of the marine environment and the causes of its deterioration with activities for themanagement and development of the marine and coastal environment. The action plans promote the parallel development of regional legal agreements and of action-oriented programme activities. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026