The United Nations Regional Seas Programme: General Guides and Principles

Abstract

The UNEP Regional Seas Programme (RSP) has evolved into an international management regime with over 120 nations participating. It has resulted in the development or near development of eleven action plans which address a variety of coastal and water resource issues and problems. Ihe RSP is described in terms of a typology of inherent programme facilitators and resls/ances. These positive and negative attributes are related to programme structure, United Nations affiliation, and the vagaries of international cooperation. Potential transfer of this manaoement model to the Arctic Ocean is briefly addressed. Rdsum6: Le Programme Mers R5gionales (PMR) constitue maintenant un vdritable r1gime international d'amdnagement auquel participent plus de cent-vingt nations. Il a, A son actif, l'aboutissementou quasi aboullssemenlde onze actlons concert1es, visant divers probldmes et questions relatives aux rdgions cdlldres ef aux ressources en eau. Le PMR est analysd ici A travers une typologie de ses caractdres propres, facilitant ou restreignant Ie ddroulement de ces actions. Ces 6l6ments positifs ou n5gatifs sonl /ids a la structure du programme, d l'1ventuelle affiliation aux Nations Unies et d la vicissitude de Ia coop6ration internationale. On envisage ensuite bridvement /es posslbr/ilds de transposer ce moddle d'am1nagement d l'Ocdan Arctioue.

The evolution of sustainable development strategies in Canada: an assessment of three federal natural resource management agencies

“…The matrix contains a total of 12 elements, of which four are aimed at management and eight are concerned with sustainable development. Managerial elements reflect the basis illustrated by Nelson and Jessen (1981) and incorporate the refinements offered by Needham and Jedynack-Copley (1989), and Stacey (1995). The four managerial elements include agencies and actors; context and conceptualization; processes, mechanism and structures and general guides and principles.…”

“…assessment model is well suited for such a purpose (Nelson andJessen, 1981, 1984;Mitchell and Pigram, 1989;Needham and Jedynack-Copley, 1989;Mitchell and Shrubsole, 1992;Stacey, 1995;Mitchell, 1998). The management assessment model was initially developed as a tool to compare experiences of offshore oil and gas exploration.…”

“…Needham and Jedynack-Copley (1989) adapted the management assessment model to examine the United Nations Regional Seas Program. Ongoing research has both refined the managerial elements, as well as adding an indicator dimension.…”

“…Although the management assessment model was originally applied as a descriptive tool (Nelson andJessen, 1981, 1984;Needham and Jedynack-Copley, 1989), the incorporation of an indicator dimension Stacey, 1995) served as a precursor to using the model as a relative metric. Plummer and Stacey (2000) extended application of the management model by using it as a relative guide for evaluation.…”