The Second Intergovernmental Review (IGR-2) of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA) (16-20 October 2006, Beijing, China) was attended by over 400 participants, representing governments, international and regional organizations, international financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations.

The goals of IGR-2 were to: strengthen the implementation of the GPA at national, regional and global levels; contribute to the achievement of specific targets in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation as they relate to the GPA, the ecosystem approach, and sanitation; and provide guidance on the programme of work for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/GPA Coordination Office for the period 2007-2011. The outcomes of the meeting include: a Chair’s summary of the high-level discussions; a report of the meeting; and the Beijing Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the GPA. The Declaration will be submitted for endorsement to the next UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in February 2007. At the end of IGR-2, delegates welcomed the approval of the Coordination Office’s new programme of work and the meeting’s strong emphasis on new ideas for the further implementation of the GPA.
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