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UNEP/GPA News Forum Update
August 4, 2000

The UNEP/GPA Coordination Office and the International Ocean 
Institute invite you to visit the UNEP/GPA News Forum web site to view
the articles that have been posted recently and to participate in the
online discussions.

The GPA News Forum is a news and information service for the Global
Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from
Land-based Activities. As an integral part of the GPA clearing-house,
the News Forum provides information on recent GPA-related activities
at the national, regional, and global levels, including
capacity-building opportunities, progress in key or pilot projects,
and upcoming meetings, workshops, and conferences.

Visit the News Forum at http://gpanews.unep.org for more information.
Listed below is a sample of what you will find there.

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Contents
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1. Environmental Report Card For Australia's Huon Estuary
2. Southeast Asia Integrated Regional Model of River Basin Inputs to
the Coastal Zones (SEA/BASINS
3. Reducing Litter: Governmental and Private Initiatives in Chennai
4. Consistent Methods, Consistent Benefits
5. Water: A Lesson From Grenoble
6. Optimizing the Structure of International Marine Environmental
Management Programmes
7. Coastal Zone Canada 2000 Conference on Coastal Stewardship:
Lessons Learned and the Paths Ahead

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occur, you may either copy the web page address into your Internet
browser or use the directions given below to navigate through the News
Forum web site categories to the article.

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1. Environmental Report Card For Australia's Huon Estuary, by Craig
MacAulay

Marine scientists have given the Huon Estuary, one of Australia's most
lucrative fish farming production sites, an environmental all-clear,
but have called for further monitoring to ensure that the fish farming
industry does not further pollute the estuary. Funded by the
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation, the study
calls for a whole-of-estuary management approach to ensure that the
human activities putting pressure on the Huon Estuary do not
jeopardize the environmental sustainability of the eco-system.

http://gpanews.unep.org/nationalFinal.cfm?GroupID=15
(or navigate through National/A-to-C/Australia)
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2. Southeast Asia Integrated Regional Model of River Basin Inputs to
the Coastal Zones (SEA/BASINS), by Dr. Anond Snidvongs

Rapid development and population growth in the Southeast Asian Region
has placed increasing pressure on river basins and their downstream
coastal ecosystems. However, the Southeast Asia Global Change System
for Analysis, Research and Training Regional Center (SEA START RC), in
collaboration with the University of Washington's School of
Oceanography, have initiated the SEA/BASINS program, which involves
the creation of a hydrology model designed to help researchers
understand the exact impacts of development and population growth on
the region's waterways and marine areas, as well as inform a future
plan of action to deal with the varying demands placed on Southeast
Asia's marine ecosystems.

http://gpanews.unep.org/nationalFinal.cfm?GroupID=43
(or navigate through News From NGOs/Regional NGOs)
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3. Reducing Litter: Governmental and Private Initiatives in Chennai,
by Dr. Ahana Lakshmi

Growing concern about pollution caused by the accumulation and
improper disposal of solid wastes has led to the preparation of
national legislation and the implementation of local initiatives in
Chennai.  The most successful of these programmes has been developed
by EXNORA, a community-based NGO, which uses street- and block-level
groups to collect solid waste from households.

http://gpanews.unep.org/categoriesFinal.cfm?GroupID=28
(or navigate through National/H-to-L/India)

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All are welcome to take part in this open, moderated debate. Simply
visit the discussion forum at http://gpanews.unep.org and register
your name and e-mail address.

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4. Consistent Methods, Consistent Benefits, by Stephen Zoota

The privatization experience inevitably leads to a better, more
cost-effective product for consumers and the environment, argues
Poseidon Resources Corporation's Stephen Zoota. With that in mind,
Zoota writes that governments must adopt a coherent, consistent
strategy for dealing with private partners in the water industry. Only
then will the privatization of water services be of maximum benefit to
governments, corporations, and the public.

(Navigate through Discussion Forums/Public-Private Partnerships in
Sewage Management)

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5. Water: A Lesson From Grenoble, by l'Association pour la 
Democratie, l'Eecologie et la Solidarite

After ten years of privatized water services, the town of Grenoble
reclaimed control of its water utilities. In this article,
l'Association pour la Democratie, l'Ecologie et la Solidarite,
describes the struggle it undertook to return water services to public
control.

(Navigate through Discussion Forums/Public-Private Partnerships in
Sewage Management)

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6. Optimizing the Structure of International Marine Environmental
Management Programmes, by Dr. Bruce Hatcher

Dr. Bruce Hatcher notes that current environmental governance
structures are centred around Large Marine Ecosystems, but pay
little attention to the social, political, and economic
characteristics of and differences between the states that share an
LME. As an alternative to this model, Hatcher proposes the
Geo-Political Ecosystem approach to ocean governance, which considers
these variables in an effort to optimize marine resource management.

(Navigate through Discussion Forums/Global Ocean Governance)

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Events
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7. Coastal Zone Canada 2000 Conference on Coastal Stewardship:
Lessons Learned and the Paths Ahead

September 17-22, 2000
Saint John, Canada

The Fourth International Conference of the Coastal Zone Canada
Association will focus on the integrated management of coastal
regions. Sessions will be organized by the subthemes of aboriginal
practices, community-based actions, coastal health, and oceans
governance.

Of particular interest are three sessions focusing on the GPA: 

"GPA -- Experiences to Date and Lessons Learned" 
"GPA -- A Focus on Sewage/Municipal Wastewater"
"GPAC -- The GPA Coalition for the Gulf of Maine"

Presentations and panel discussions will examine experiences in
Canada and around the world.

http://gpanews.unep.org/calendarFinal.cfm?EventID=19
(or navigate through Calendar of Events)
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If you have any comments or questions, would like to contribute
articles, calendar events, and reviews of recent publications, or
discuss future ideas for articles for the News Forum,  please contact
the International Ocean Institute - Canada by telephone
(1.902.494.1737), fax (1.902.494.2034), or e-mail (ioihfx at dal.ca).  



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