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Acronyms
CLCS
ECOWAS
ECS
EPOG
MFA
PIDs
SOME
SPC/SOPAC
UNCLOS
UN DOALOS
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
Economic Community of West African States
Extended Continental Shelf
Enhancing Pacific Ocean Governance
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Preliminary Information Documents
State of the Marine Environment
Secretariat of the Pacific Community/Applied Geoscience and Technology Division
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
United Nations Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
Table of Contents
7 8 9 10 16 17 18 20 22 27 Introduction The Shelf Programme The Work of the Shelf Programme The Components for Success Successful Capacity Building Spreading the Word Workshops and Networks Towards a New Map of the World Completing the Task and Taking it Further – The Marine and Coastal Resources Programme The Next Decade – Oceans of Possibilities and Responsibilities