Annual Report 2007

(OSDS)”, continued to increase its coverage in 2007. This was achieved through a major expansion in data access partnerships, including Institut Francais de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER); Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO); Scripps Institute of Ocea- nography; Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg (IPGS); and German Hydrographic Service (BSH). Data requests were processed for 12 countries in 2007. Technical training and advice During 2007 there was a substantial increase in re- quests from developing states for technical training and advice. Workshops were conducted for Chile, Mada- gascar, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia and the Solomon Islands. These workshops have had a significant impact on the progress of their submissions in these countries. Awareness raising activities In 2007, the UNEP Shelf Programme continued to focus on article 76 awareness raising specifically targeting states that were unaware of their rights and responsi- bilities or required more information to mobilise national task forces. The UNEP Shelf Programme held bilateral meetings with 32 countries – from South Africa, to Sen- egal, Yemen, Costa Rica and the Philippines.