Editorial
Klaus Toepfer
Executive Director, UNEP
Seas of change
His All Holiness
the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew of Constantinople
The wings of life
Federico Mayor
explores humanity's new relationship with the sea, and outlines the
aims of the International Year of the Ocean
Seven threats to the seven
seas
John Prescott outlines a programme of action for
tackling the greatest dangers to the oceans
Ocean highways
Thor Heyerdahl
describes how 'rivers with banks of water' enabled early man to use
the oceans to spread across the globe
Making the links
Gunnar
Kullenberg surveys the major issues confronting the oceans, and calls
for an integrated way of addressing them
World Environment Day 1998
Kofi A.
Annan, Victor Orlov and L. A. Bochin
Fragile coasts
Edgardo D. Gomez
outlines the threats to coral reefs, mangrove swamps and seagrass
beds as increasing coastal populations endanger the most productive
Cleaning the seas
Terttu
Melvasalo describes UNEP's work, through its Regional Seas Programme,
to implement the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the
Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
Looking-glass world
Arthur C.
Clarke tells how he refound the sea, and calls for a new relationship
with the oceans
A fisherman's tale
Bernard
Martin thrown out of work when his fishery was closed, describes his
fight to end overfishing worldwide
Grassroots: Hope in a raindrop
Don de Silva
Tradition matters
Cedric
Schuster explains how a blend of old customs, new science and
government regulation is reviving sustainable management practices in
the South Pacific
Oil troubles waters
Elizabeth
Bravo describes the effects of the oil industry on vital tropical
ecosystems
Focus: Environmental degradation and
health
Leslie Roberts reviews important findings in the
new World Resources report
Averting catastrophe
Maumoon
Abdul Gayoom
