A Guide to Oceans, Coasts and Islands at the WSSD and Beyond

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FOREWORD v

1. OCEANS, COASTS AND ISLANDS: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1

1.1 The Importance of Oceans Coasts and Islands 1

1.2 The Road to Johannesburg 2

1.3 Main Progress and Constraints Towards Sustainable Development 4

Implementing Chapter 17 of Agenda 21 4

Major Problems and Constraints Faced 7

2. OCEANS, COASTS AND ISLANDS AT THE WSSD 9

2.1 Introduction 9

2.2 The Plan of Implementation Text Verbatim (Type I Outcome) 10

2.3 The Johannesburg Declaration 16

2.4 The Partnership Initiatives (Type II Outcomes) 19

2.5 Oceans Events and Discussions at the WSSD 34

Achieving Synergy in WSSD Outcomes on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands 34

Exhibitions and Events at the WaterDome 34

– H2O Pavilion 34

– Uniting for the Oceans: People, Oceans, and Stewardship 35

Side and Parallel Events on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands at the WSSD 35

2.6 Strategy for Implementation Post Johannesburg: The Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and

Islands 36

3. REFERENCES 37

4. APPENDIX: WSSD Civil Society Declaration on Marine and Inland Fisheries and Coasts 39