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What is Australia doing about land based sources of marine pollution?

The following links highlight Australian initiatives, at both national & local levels, to address land based sources of marine pollution.

• Australian Government
• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Western Australia
• Northern Territory
• Tasmania
• Other GPA-Related Organisations in Australia
• The GPA In International Organisations
• Other Web Sites About the Protection of the Marine Environment

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Australian Government

1. Land Based Marine Pollution Control Programs
   
   
   1. Coasts and Clean Seas Programs
   2. Urban Stormwater Initiative
   3. Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils Program
      
      
2. Waterwatch Australia
3. Industry

New South Wales

• Clean Seas (Local Component) Program Projects
• Streamwatch New South Wales
• Beachwatch
• Urban Stormwater Education Program
• Drawing a Line in the Sand: NSW Government Coastal Protection Package

Victoria

• Clean Seas (Local Component) Program Projects
• Waterwatch Victoria
• Victorian Stormwater Action Program
• Beach Report
• EPA Program-Litter
• The Western Port Action+ Program
• Coastal Wastewater Discharges In Victoria

Queensland

• Clean Seas (Local Component) Program Projects
• Waterwatch Queensland
• Healthy Waterways
• State Coastal Management Plan
• Great Barrier Reef - Water Quality Action Plan

South Australia

• Clean Seas (Local Component) Program Projects
• Waterwatch South Australia
• Coasts and Marine Strategies and Policies
• Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy

Western Australia

• Clean Seas (Local Component) Program Projects
• Ribbons of Blue in Western Australia
• The Swan-Avon ICM Program

Northern Territory

• Clean Seas (Local Component) Program Projects
• Waterwatch Northern Territory
• NT Coastal Management Policy

Tasmania

• Clean Seas (Local Component) Program Projects
• Sewage Pumpstation Environmental Guidelines
• Derwent Estuary Program
• Tasmania State Coastal Policy

Other GPA-Related Organisations in Australia

• CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
• CSIRO (Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
  • Healthy Coastal Rivers and Estuaries
• CRC for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (including Assessing Land-Based Threats and Impacts)
• CRC for Catchment Hydrology (including urban stormwater research)

The GPA in International Organisations

• GPA Partners (UNEP GPA Website)

Other Web Sites About the Protection of the Marine Environment

Integrated Oceans Management

1. Australia's Oceans Policy
2. UN Oceans and the Law of the Sea
3. UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
4. APEC Marine Resource Conservation Working Group
5. South Pacific Regional Environment Program
6. UNEP East Asian Seas Regional Coordinating Unit
7. South East Asian Program in Oceans Policy, Law and Management
8. Integrated Coastal Zone Management
9. Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
10. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
11. Global Environment Facility

Conservation of Marine Biodiversity

12. CBD Jakarta Mandate
13. International Whaling Commission (IWC)
14. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) / Jakarta Mandate
15. Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
16. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
17. Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
18. Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
19. International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
20. IUCN
21. Guidelines for Establishing Marine Protected Areas

Marine Pollution Control

22. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
23. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
24. Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)