Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands

Footnotes

1. The other outputs are (1) the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, (2) the Framework Convention on Climat Change, (3) the Convention on Biological Diversity, and (4) Statement of Forest Principales.   (Back)
2. The seven major program areas are: (a) integrated management and sustainable development of coastal areas, including Exclusive Economic Zone, (b) marine environmental protection; (c) sustainable use and conservation of living marine resources of the high seas; (d) sustainable use and conservation of living marine resources under national jurisdiction; (e) the addressing of critical uncertainties in management of the marine environment and climate change; (f) the strengthening of international, including regional, co-operation and co-ordination; and (g) sustainable development in small islands.  (Back)
3. UNESCO is among several UN agencies that join efforts with Member States in implementing the coastal and small island components of Agenda 21 and the Barbados Plan of Action.  (Back)