Pacific Ocean Pollution Prevention Programme (PACPOL) : Strategy and Workplan - for cleaner seas in the Pacific Islands Region.
Island and Ocean Ecosystems, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Pacific Ocean Pollution Prevention Programme (PACPOL)
1999
As island states located within the world's largest ocean, the member countries of SPREP are over- whelmingly dependent on shipping. Despite the ben- efits and necessity of shipping, this human use of the ocean cau also cause a range of sometimes severe environmental impacts.