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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 public.
 

A Progress report on the implementation of the AoA is available. It contains the draft detailed outline of the final AoA report which is now open for comments by Member States. Click here to download the report and outline. Comments on the Outline should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   and This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  before 30 September 2008.

A Letter from UNEP Executive Director and IOC Executive Secretary calling on Member States to provide financial support to the AoA is released. Click here. 

The third meeting of the Ad Hoc Steering Group (AHSG-III) took place in New York, USA, from 19-20th June 2008. Click here to download the report.

The new AoA Brochure is now available in pdf format. Click here.