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~ Joint ICM-GPA Web Page ~
Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities The United Nations Environment Programme GPA Coordination Office in The Hague, The Netherlands, coordinates the tasks and activities of UNEP as secretariat of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). This Global Programme of Action was adopted by 108 Governments, and the European Commission, in Washington D.C. in 1995. The role of the secretariat, in close partnership with relevant organizations, is to:
 A direct link to the GPA News Forum. In this page you will find news related to the implementation of the GPA and also intend to stimulate discussion on topics of interest to the GPA community. Through the GPA News Forum you will be able to quickly and widely distribute information on recent developments relating to marine and coastal degradation and the management of land-based activities. You will be able to share information on new technologies, best practices, new policy approaches, and successful - or not so successful - partnerships, and learn from the experiences of others. The GPA Coordination Office will keep you informed about recent GPA-related activities at the national, regional, and global level. The GPA News Forum will also provide you with information on relevant meetings, capacity-building possibilities, recent publications, and progress in key or pilot projects.  A site which contain documents mainly produced by the GPA Coordination Office or documents pertaining to the GPA itself. However, as the clearing-house is developed, documents pertaining to the implementation of the GPA by other partners will also be featured here. Documents are made available in HTML (View On-Line), in Original format (Word 97), in ZIP format (compressed) and in PDF format.  This page provides links to global and regional general and specific sources of information on the protection of the marine environment and links to regional legal instruments (conventions and protocols) addressing LBS pollution and the relevant secretariats.  The process of policy setting for integrated environmental management is cyclic, evolves in time and can be described in a number of phases. Each cycle addresses problem identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. These elements in ICAM will be addressed in the GPA clearing-house. Tools, resource-books and guidelines will facilitate and support national and regional implementation activities |
