Difference between revisions of "Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)"
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| − | The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) was adopted in 1975 by 16 Mediterranean countries and the European Community under the framework of the [[United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)|United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)]]. The regional agreement was devised with the key objective of enabling the contracting countries to better assess and control marine pollution as well as identify better solutions for effective development planning and sustainable resource management. Today,the MAP consists of 21 Mediterranean counties and the EEC who are committed to addressing the pressing environmental challenges in the region including air and land-based pollution, environmental degradation, conservation and climate change. Although environmental protection forms the main component of the Action Plan, over the years there has been a greater focus on national and regional policies geared at sustaining and fostering social and economic growth in the region. | + | The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) was adopted in 1975 by 16 Mediterranean countries and the European Community under the framework of the [[United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)|United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)]]. The regional agreement was devised with the key objective of enabling the contracting countries to better assess and control [[Marine Pollution|marine pollution]] as well as identify better solutions for effective development planning and sustainable resource management. Today,the MAP consists of 21 Mediterranean counties and the EEC who are committed to addressing the pressing environmental challenges in the region including air and land-based pollution, environmental degradation, conservation and climate change. Although environmental protection forms the main component of the Action Plan, over the years there has been a greater focus on national and regional policies geared at sustaining and fostering social and economic growth in the region. |
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Revision as of 09:33, 27 March 2014
The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) was adopted in 1975 by 16 Mediterranean countries and the European Community under the framework of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The regional agreement was devised with the key objective of enabling the contracting countries to better assess and control marine pollution as well as identify better solutions for effective development planning and sustainable resource management. Today,the MAP consists of 21 Mediterranean counties and the EEC who are committed to addressing the pressing environmental challenges in the region including air and land-based pollution, environmental degradation, conservation and climate change. Although environmental protection forms the main component of the Action Plan, over the years there has been a greater focus on national and regional policies geared at sustaining and fostering social and economic growth in the region.
