More than ever, the impact of human activities and climate change is affecting the state of our marine environment. The formulation of sustainable, ecosystem-based policies and measures for oceans and coasts needs to be supported by sound scientific assessments at national, regional and global scales. The ‘Assessment of Assessments’ established by decision of the United Nations General Assembly represents the first step in this international initiative to improve our understanding of the oceans and to develop a global mechanism for delivering science-based information to decision makers and the public. The report was launched on August 31st at the UN General Assembly. Jill Jäger, one of the lead authors from the 17-member Group of Experts tasked with writing the report, presented Chapter 4 of the report on “Best Practice”.
For more information and full access to the report see http://www.unga-regular-process.org/
