OUR PLANET 9.5
June
1998
Oceans
Editorial
Klaus Toepfer
Executive Director, UNEP
Seas of change
His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch,
Bartholomew of Constantinople
The wings of life
Federico Mayor explores humanity's new relationship
with the sea, and outlines the aims of the International
Year of the Ocean
Seven threats to the seven seas
John Prescott outlines a programme of action for
tackling the greatest dangers to the oceans
Ocean highways
Thor Heyerdahl describes how 'rivers with banks
of water' enabled early man to use the oceans to
spread across the globe
Making the links
Gunnar Kullenberg surveys the major issues
confronting the oceans, and calls for an
integrated way of addressing them
World Environment Day 1998
Kofi A. Annan, Victor Orlov
and L. A. Bochin
Fragile coasts
Edgardo D. Gomez outlines the threats to coral
reefs, mangrove swamps and seagrass beds as
increasing coastal populations endanger the
most productive
Cleaning the seas
Terttu Melvasalo describes UNEP's work, through
its Regional Seas Programme, to implement the
Global Programme of Action for the Protection
of the Marine Environment from
Land-based Activities
Looking-glass world
Arthur C. Clarke tells how he refound the sea,
and calls for a new relationship with the oceans
A fisherman's tale
Bernard Martin thrown out of work when his
fishery was closed, describes his fight to end
overfishing worldwide
Grassroots: Hope in a raindrop
Don de Silva
Tradition matters
Cedric Schuster explains how a blend of old customs,
new science and government regulation is reviving
sustainable management practices in the South Pacific
Oil troubles waters
Elizabeth Bravo describes the effects of the oil
industry on vital tropical ecosystems
Focus: Environmental degradation and health
Leslie Roberts reviews important findings in
the new World Resources report
Averting catastrophe
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
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