322,982 (July 1999 est.)
Land Area:
5,270 sq km
Coastline:
161 km
(Source: CIA World Factbook
1999)
Brunei Darussalam
Country Contact
Ministry of Development
Environment Unit
http://www.brunet.bn/gov/modev/environment/env.html
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(Source: CIA World Factbook 1999)
Many thanks to the United Nations Commission on
Sustainable Development, the
source of the following information. The information was
taken from the
Brunei Darussalam's submission to the 7th Session of the
Commission on
Sustainable Development (last update: December 1998). For
further information on Brunei Darussalam's social and
economic factors, natural resources, and institutional
structures see the United Nations System-Wide Web Site on
National
Implementation of the Rio Commitments National Information
for Brunei Darussalam at
http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/brunei/index.htm
OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS
Brunei Darussalam ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on 5 November 1996. It has also signed the Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78).
In Negara Brunei Darussalam, about 85 percent of the population lives in the coastal area where almost all the social, cultural and economic activities are concentrated.
A Coastal Zone Management Plan for Brunei Darussalam has been prepared under the ASEAN - US Coastal Resources Management Project. Implementation of the plan is currently under review.
One of the strategies included in the National
Environment Strategy of Brunei Darussalam is the Strategy on
Protection of Coastal and Marine Environmental Resources.
This strategy comprises the following programmes:
- 1.
Strengthen Coastal Water Quality Management
Programme;
2. Operationalise the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan;
3. Examine IMO conventions for their possible ratification;
4. Strengthen mangroves management;
5. Strengthen coral / artificial reef management;
6. Designate marine wildlife sanctuaries;
7. Prevent coastal erosion; and
8. Identify and implement other appropriate recommendation contained in coastal zone management plan.