RT Report
T1 A Coast in Common: an Introduction to the Eastern African Action Plan
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 coastal zone management
K1 coral reef
K1 endangered species
K1 Indian Ocean
K1 industrial pollution
K1 coastal area
K1 living marine resource
K1 mangrove swamp
K1 ocean dumping
K1 oil pollution
K1 marine resources conservation
K1 East Africa
SN 928071237 3
YR 1989
FD 1989
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25723
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25723
NO The 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.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 22, 2026