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The UN Atlas of the Oceans is an
Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable
development of the oceans. It is designed for policy-makers who
need to become familiar with ocean issues and for scientists,
students and resource managers who need access to databases and
approaches to sustainability. The UN Atlas can also provide the
ocean industry and stakeholders with pertinent information on ocean
matters.
Material contained in the UN
Atlas is copyrighted but can be freely used for any personal and
non-commercial purpose provided that the UN Atlas of the Oceans is
cited.
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The UN Atlas supports Chapter 17
of Agenda 21, the blueprint for the sustainable development of
oceans adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Development began in November 1999 by the UN agencies responsible
for matters relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans
and the advancement of ocean science as an initiative of the United
Nations Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas of the
Administrative Committee on Coordination.
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The UN Atlas of the Oceans is
funded by the United Nations Foundation. In addition, six UN
agencies (FAO, IAEA, IMO, UNEP, WMO, UNESCO/IOC) have committed
financial resources to the project, joined by the Secretariat of
the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). Development has been under
the lead of the FAO Fisheries Department with additional
participation from national agencies. Collaborators include the
Russian Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO), and
the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
which, in addition to a wealth of information, seconded a senior
manager to serve as Project Manager and provided him support staff
and funding. The Census on Marine Life (CoML) and the National
Geographic Society have also agreed to join the Atlas partnership.
Cinegram Media Inc., a private publisher, will be producing CD-ROMs
and other media in order to reach a wider audience, particularly
among the public and educators.
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The software supporting the UN Atlas is the
Java-based Community Directory Server (CDS), a powerful
Internet portal system developed at FAO in collaboration with the
oneFish project of the Support
unit for International Fisheries and Aquatic Research; Fisheries
Department; and the Information Systems and Technology Division of the
FAO. The CDS was developed in response to the need for more
effective and participatory knowledge generation and dissemination
in support of sustainable natural resources development.
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Content of the UN Atlas of the
Oceans
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The Atlas includes four main
entry points to access information:
1. about the
oceans - from history,
biology, maps and statistics to research, climatology and
ecology
2. uses of the
oceans - from fishing,
shipping and mining to tourism, dumping and marine
biotechnology
3. issues - from food
security and climate change to governance and human health
4. geography -
information categorized by geographical
area
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1. Statements on Copyright Policy and on
Content and Submissions Policy
2.
Final Report of the UN Atlas
Development Phase (Full text (in PDF format) and accompanying letter (in PDF format))
3. Report of the 7th Meeting of the UN Atlas of the
Oceans Technical Committee held 3-4
June, 2003 at UN Headquarters, New York (112 KB, PDF
format).
4.
PowerPoint presentations on the UN
Atlas of the Oceans:
- a shorter version (1200 kb) and a self-running version (5700
kb)
- a more elaborate PowerPoint presentation (3700 kb) featuring a
demonstration on how to edit the Atlas. (Microsoft PowerPoint
software or a converter is required)
5.
Detailed matrix, printable on two A4
pages, showing the content and structure of the Atlas and the
responsible agencies StructureMatrix (in PDF
format, 41 KB)
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List of contacts for editors of the
UN Atlas of the Oceans Contacts
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Press releases issued at launch of
the UN Atlas of the Oceans: English, French, Spanish, Arabic (available in
PDF)
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A leaflet of the UN Atlas of the
Oceans is now available in PDF format, in low (277 kb) and high (9400 kb)
resolution.
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