Regular Process

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The Regular Process is a United Nations-led global mechanism for periodically assessing the state of the world’s oceans and marine environment to inform policy and sustainable management.

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instanceOf United Nations assessment mechanism ⓘ
global marine assessment process ⓘ
aimsFor comprehensive and integrated assessment of the marine environment ⓘ
identification of knowledge gaps on oceans ⓘ
alsoKnownAs World Ocean Assessment process ⓘ
basedOn United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
characterizedAs intergovernmental process ⓘ
regular and long-term process ⓘ
science-based process ⓘ
coordinatedBy United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea ⓘ
firstMajorOutput World Ocean Assessment I ⓘ
firstMajorOutputPublicationYear 2015 ⓘ
focusesOn scientific assessment rather than policy prescription ⓘ
geographicScope global ⓘ
hasFullName Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects ⓘ
hasPurpose assessment of the world’s oceans and seas ⓘ
global reporting on the state of the marine environment ⓘ
informing ocean-related policy ⓘ
providing a scientific basis for decision-making on oceans ⓘ
supporting sustainable management of the marine environment ⓘ
involves Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
intergovernmental organizations ⓘ
relevant stakeholders in marine and coastal issues ⓘ
scientific and technical experts ⓘ
isPeriodic true ⓘ
ledBy United Nations ⓘ
methodologyIncludes expert evaluation and synthesis ⓘ
review of existing scientific literature ⓘ
objective enhance understanding of human impacts on the oceans ⓘ
provide a baseline for future assessments of the marine environment ⓘ
strengthen the scientific basis for marine policy at global and regional levels ⓘ
support ecosystem-based management of marine resources ⓘ
produces World Ocean Assessment ⓘ
global integrated marine assessment reports ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
scopeIncludes environmental, economic and social dimensions of oceans ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ
socioeconomic aspects of the marine environment ⓘ
state of the world’s oceans ⓘ
secondMajorOutput World Ocean Assessment II ⓘ
secondMajorOutputPublicationPeriod 2021 ⓘ
shortName Regular Process ⓘ
supports Sustainable Development Goal 14 ⓘ
implementation of ocean-related United Nations resolutions ⓘ
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ⓘ
implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

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