In May 2000, the eight United Nations sponsoring agencies of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP), established in 1969, agreed to carry out an independent and in-depth evaluation of the achievements of GESAMP, its impact, scope, working methods and future role. This report contains the recommendations of the GESAMP Evaluation Team (ET) established to carry out this evaluation, which consisted of four independent scientists...