The new European Marine Strategy Directive: Difficulties, opportunities, and challenges

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-242

  Borja, Ángel ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

MARINE POLICY;

BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EUROPE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEA POLLUTION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY MAKING; SEAWATER;

EID: 33644887431     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.12.007     Document Type: Editorial

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