Report on activities of the IIED/IUCN Marine Resources Assessment Group, 1984-June 1985

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This book summarizes the results of survey under-taken by IUCN and collaborators of the immediate and mid-term environmental damage arising from the Gulf War, in particular the massive oil spillage.
These guidelines expand on the system of categories designed to provide a basis for international comparison, identifying categories by their main management objectives and offering 40 examples of how the six categories have been applied. Indipensable for those preparing national protected areas systems plans.