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Ballast Water Management: Provides resources related to Seawaste region ballast water management as well as appropriate international research documentation.

Dredging: Published papers are displayed documenting dredging activities worldwide and the resulting ecological impacts
 

International Coastal Cleanup: Provides data and reports covering African involvement in the Ocean Conservancy international campaign

 

International Conventions and Agreements: Provides a list of all major United Nations conventions and agreements that deal with pollution and waste management issues in freshwater and marine environments.  
 

Management and Training Resources: Currently contains generic waste assessment guidelines and a training manual for national authorities responsible for regulating the dumping of wastes - produced by the office of the London Convention 1972 at the International Maritime Organisation;  assessments and guidelines produced by the  Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Programme; and documentation on Blue Flag beaches. The Western Indian Ocean Islands Regional Oil Spill Contingency Planning Project's Mauritius Oil Spill Pocket Book is also available.

 

 

Marine Pollution: Displays a variety of scientific papers relating to    bioindication of pollutant toxicity levels, pollution dispersion, land based discharges and effects on marine wildlife.

 

Marine Protected Areas: Contains documentation covering MPA management in Tanzania and Zanzibar, as well as options for financial sustainability internationally.

 

Member State Policies & Legislation: Currently contains South Africa's "White Paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management", a "Draft Policy on the Management of Ballast Water in South Africa" and  policy for the Disposal of Land Derived Water containing Waste to the Marine Environment of South Africa

 

 

Project Reports: A diversity of reports covering the Western Indian Ocean Land Based Activities (WIO-Lab) project, UNEP/GPA, the Seychelles Post-Tsunami Environmental Assessment, a report on the Somali Coast, the Kenyan Environmental Sensitivity Atlas for Coastal Areas project, the  National Integrated Coastal Environment Management Strategy for Tanzania,  IWRM challenges in Southern Africa, municipal solid waste management in developing countries and protection of coastal and marine environments through institutional and policy cocktails.                                                   

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