@article {499,
	title = {The state of the marine and coastal environment in the Mediterranean region},
	volume = {100},
	year = {1996},
	note = {<p>La probl\&eacute;matique du changement climatique est \&eacute;voqu\&eacute;e</p>},
	edition = {UNEP},
	address = {Athens},
	abstract = {<p>The previous (Jeftic et al., 1990) and the present document on the state  of the Mediterranean environment are based primarily on information  and/or data submitted to the Coordinating Unit by: (i) the Contracting  Parties and their specialized environmental and marine scientific  institutions; this information is itself basically that obtained in the  context of MAP projects undertaken by the aforementioned institutions;  (ii) the MAP Regional Activity Centres, through their regular  activities, which are approved by the Contracting Parties; and (iii) UN  agencies cooperating with UNEP. This document is based on information  collected up to March 1995. In a few cases only, it contains information  obtained after this date. The principal aim of a periodic review is to  allow the Contracting Parties to evaluate, as far as possible, trends in  the state of the marine and coastal environment, in general, to enable  them to deal with new environmental problems, as and when they arise and  are confirmed by the results of scientific investigation, monitoring  and environmental impact assessment.</p>},
	keywords = {approche g{\'e}n{\'e}rale, biodiversit{\'e}, biodiversity, changement climatique, climate change, environment, environnement, impact, Mediterranean sea, Mer M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e, monitoring, trend},
	author = {UNEP}
}
