RT null T1 Marine Research Centres: Africa T2 Centres de Recherche Marine: Afrique A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, A1 Economic Commission for Africa, K1 directory K1 marine ecosystem K1 marine area K1 marine environment K1 Africa K1 marine pollution K1 research centre YR 1982 FD 1982 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29674 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29674 NO This directory is intended to serve as a source of information for planning and co-ordination of marine scientific investigations in Africa, whether bilateral or in the framework of programmes sponsored by international organizations. Among those programmes already concerned with such activities in African coastal waters are the UNEP sponsored Action Plans for the protection and development of the marine environment and coastal areas resources in the Mediterranean, the West and Central African Region, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and the East African Region. Furthermore, a UNDP/UNESCO/ECP project on development of manpower in marine science and technology in Africa is due to start in 1993, and envisages the creation of graduate studies in oceanographic disciplines in universities in East and West Africa. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026