Annual Report 2005

Marine areas in the Arctic close to coastal or marine protected areas currently lacking protection. international legislation, including Ramsar convention, World Heritage sites and UNESCO Man and biosphere reserves. Selected coastal protected areas, under either national (IUCN categories Ia - VI or not categorised) or

Source: World Protected Areas Database, UNEP-WCMC (2005). The marine areas are marked for display based on expert judgement.

A map from GRID-Arendal’s Vital Arctic Graph- ics showing unprotectedmarine areas bordering on coastal areas. In 2006, the Polar Programme will, in co-operation with WWF, publish a report on protected areas in the Arctic.

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