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- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) UNESCO
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The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO was founded in 1960. The work of the IOC, over the three decades since its inception, has focused on promoting marine scientific investigations and related ocean services, with a view to learning more about the nature and resources of the oceans. This has laid the foundation towards an expanded role of the IOC in meeting new challenges. The IOC is composed of its Member States, an Assembly, an Executive Council and a Secretariat. The Secretariat is based in Paris, France. Additionally the IOC has a number of Subsidiary Bodies.
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- United Nations Atlas of the Oceans
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The UN Atlas of the Oceans is an Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. It is designed for policy-makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and for scientists, students and resource managers who need access to databases and approaches to sustainability. The UN Atlas can also provide the ocean industry and stakeholders with pertinent information on ocean matters. The Atlas includes four main entry points to access information: 1. about the oceans - from history, biology, maps and statistics to research, climatology and ecology 2. uses of the oceans - from fishing, shipping and mining to tourism, dumping and marine biotechnology 3. issues - from food security and climate change to governance and human health 4. geography - information categorized by geographical area.
http://www.oceansatlas.org/index.jsp
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