RT Report T1 Large marine ecosystems: A global comparative assessment of baseline - Status and future trends. Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme Volume 4 - Summary for policy makers A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization K1 marine ecosystem SN 978-92-807-3531-4 YR 2016 FD 2016 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47544 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47544 NO Recognizing the value of large marine ecosystems (LMEs) and other transboundary water systems (open ocean, groundwater aquifers, lakes and reservoirs, and river basins), their continued degradation, the fragmented approach to their management, and the need for better prioritization of interventions, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) embarked on the Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP) from 2009 to 2015. TWAP objectives were to undertake global assessments of the five transboundary water systems to assist GEF and other international organizations set priorities for interventions; and develop formal institutional partnerships for periodic assessments of these systems. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 19, 2026