The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) held its thirty-first session at UN Headquarters, New York from 13-17 August 2001.
- 2001 #72 (53p.)
- Author(s): GESAMP
- Publisher(s): UN
- Journal Series Reports and Studies
1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Report of the Administrative Secretary
3. Report of the Chairperson
4. Evaluation of GESAMP
5. Feasibility of establishing a regular process for the assessment of the state of the marine environment (UNEP Governing Council Decision 21/13)
6. Evaluation of the hazards of harmful substances carried by ships
7. Marine environmental assessments
8. Environmental impacts of coastal aquaculture
9. Estimates of oil entering the marine environment from sea-based activities
10. Endocrine disrupting substances in the aquatic environment: Impacts on aquatic life and human health
11. Scoping activities
11.1 Intentional fertilization of the coastal and pelagic oceans
11.2 The GESAMP definition of ‘Pollution’
12. Matters of particular concern regarding the degradation of the marine environment
12.1 New perspectives on coral reef degradation
13. Future work programme
13.1 Scoping activities
13.2 Intersessional work
14. Other matters
14.1 Analysis of citations of GESAMP Reports and Studies
14.2 A paper on GESAMP
15. Date and place of next session
16. Election of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson
17. Report of GESAMP XXXI