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Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands |
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The basis for action
The specific needs of coastal regions and small islands are underscored in recommendations and action plans from major intergovernmental conferences.
- UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro 1992)
The Rio Declaration and Agenda 21 advocate the development of integrated coastal management as a framework for action.
- Convention on Biological Diversity (in force since 1993)
Objectives and agreements provide for the conservation and sustainable use of coastal biodiversity, the sharing of benefits and access to information and technology.
- UN Global Conference on Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (Barbados 1994)
SIDS are recognized as uniquely vulnerable to the hazards and pressures of unsustainable development because of their small size and isolation.
- World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen 1995)
Formally recognizes that economic and social development and environmental conservation are mutually reinforcing goals.
- Global Programme of Action on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (Washington 1995)
Underlines the major threats of land-based activities to the health, productivity and biodiversity of the marine environment.
- UN Conference on Human Settlements (Istanbul 1996)
Endorses universal goals and recommendations for ensuring adequate shelter for all and the need to make human settlements safer, healthier, more equitable and sustainable.
- World Food Summit (Rome 1996)
Noting that millions of people cannot meet their basic nutritional needs, the Declaration on World Food Security reaffirms the universal right to a life free from hunger.
Environment and Development
in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
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