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Welcome to the GPA

22 Dec 2011 | by gpa.depiweb.org
Welcome to the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). The GPA was adopted by the international community in 1995 and “aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the realization of the duty of States to preserve and protect the marine environment”.

Welcome to the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA).

The GPA was adopted by the international community in 1995 and “aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the realization of the duty of States to preserve and protect the marine environment”. It is unique in that it is the only global initiative directly addressing the connectivity between terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.