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(OSDS)”, continued to increase its coverage in 2007. This
was achieved through a major expansion in data access
partnerships, including Institut Francais de Recherche
pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER); Lamont Doherty
Earth Observatory (LDEO); Scripps Institute of Ocea-
nography; Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg
(IPGS); and German Hydrographic Service (BSH). Data
requests were processed for 12 countries in 2007.
Technical training and advice
During 2007 there was a substantial increase in re-
quests from developing states for technical training and
advice. Workshops were conducted for Chile, Mada-
gascar, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Federated States of
Micronesia and the Solomon Islands. These workshops
have had a significant impact on the progress of their
submissions in these countries.
Awareness raising activities
In 2007, the UNEP Shelf Programme continued to focus
on article 76 awareness raising specifically targeting
states that were unaware of their rights and responsi-
bilities or required more information to mobilise national
task forces. The UNEP Shelf Programme held bilateral
meetings with 32 countries – from South Africa, to Sen-
egal, Yemen, Costa Rica and the Philippines.