Arthur Lyon DAHL - Topical Curriculum Vitae on
OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS

The oceans have been part of my life from my childhood in coastal California, and I naturally turned to the sea as a marine biologist, studying at Stanford University's marine station on Monterey Bay, California, at the Friday Harbor Laboratories of the University of Washington, and at the University of California at Santa Barbara where the whole campus is on the beach. The Smithsonian Institution gave me opportunities to research the complex ecology of coral reefs while diving on reefs all over the world, and in my many years advising the governments of the Pacific Islands, the issues of land and sea were totally integrated. At UNEP I developed and managed intergovernmental oceans and coastal areas programmes, supported oceans assessments, coordinated efforts to conserve marine mammals, and formulated activities to protect the marine environment from land-based activities. In the UNCED secretariat, I was responsible for the final drafting of the oceans and coastal areas chapter of Agenda 21. For the Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership, I led the development of a Coral Reef Sub-theme and contributed to a Coastal Theme report. My last UN assignment was to lead international efforts to save the coral reefs of the world.

Experience relevant to oceans and coastal areas

ADDRESS:
 12B Chemin de Maisonneuve
 CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland

PERSONAL: Swiss and United States citizen, married to a French citizen, two adult children
LANGUAGES: Bilingual, English and French
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in Biological Sciences with Departmental Honors, Stanford University, California, 1964
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1969

GENERAL

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Five years scientific research and curatorial experience on algae, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA, with special interests in coral reef ecology, marine algae, and island environments, and continuing activity on various international scientific committees.

Eleven years residence in the South Pacific as adviser to governments and international organizations in ecology, conservation and environmental management, with extensive field experience, including at the grass-roots level. Three years residence in Africa and twenty-five years in Europe. Wide knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region and of small island developing States, particularly the developing countries and territories of the Pacific Islands, complemented by experience in the Caribbean and Africa, and visits to many other areas.

Thirty-five years programme management and administrative experience in the planning, organization and evaluation of international multi-disciplinary programmes of research, observation, and environmental assessment and management, including liaison with governments, organization of cooperation among international agencies, directing intergovernmental meetings, scientific symposia and training courses, and implementing the results of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)

Producer of training and audio-visual materials, lecturer and writer (in English and French) for scientific audiences, universities and the general public on sustainable development, environment, ecology, conservation, ethics, religion and values

Consultant to many international organizations and government agencies, with special emphasis on indicators of environment, development and sustainability, coral reef and coastal zone management, conservation of nature and biodiversity, environment and management of islands, environmental education and training, rural social and economic development, and applications of science in developing countries

Academic experience including organizing, curriculum development and teaching graduate level and on-line courses in social and economic development and sustainability, Visiting Professor at University of Brighton, coordinator of UNEP/University of Geneva Environmental Diplomacy Programme, member of scientific committee for University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development, Federal Technical University in Lausanne (EPFL) Certificate of Advanced Studies in Management of Development Projects and occasional lecturer for other university courses

Recent substantive interests have focussed on indicators of values, sustainability and development; international environmental governance; ethics of climate change and sustainability; information for environmental decision-making; global and national environmental observations and assessments; new economic paradigms; coral reef protection and management; and the special problems of small island developing States

POSITIONS

Coordinator, UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute Environmental Diplomacy Programme, 2005-2010.
Retired from the United Nations Environment Programme, August 2002
Director, Coral Reef Unit, Division of Environmental Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 2000-2002
Coordinator, UN System-wide Earthwatch, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 1992-2000
Deputy Assistant Executive Director, Division of Environment Information and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996-1998
Deputy to the Director, Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 1989-1992
Consulting ecologist to governments and international organizations, 1982-1989, including: Government of New Caledonia; South Pacific Regional Environment Programme; Kanak Cultural, Scientific and Technical Office (New Caledonia); Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress; International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme; Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER); Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center; UNESCO
Regional Ecological Adviser, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1974-1982 (organized South Pacific Regional Environment Programme)
Associate Curator (Algae), Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1970-1974, and Research Associate, 1974-1982
Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1969-1970
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1965-1966

EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO
OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS

MEETINGS AND FIELD EXPERIENCE relevant to oceans and coastal areas

1965

- Participant in Fifth International Seaweed Symposium, Halifax, Canada.

1966

- Presented paper on behalf of M. Neushul at Pacific Science Congress, Tokyo, Japan; participated in Symposium on Marine Parks following Congress; visited Japanese algological laboratories.
- Presented paper at First European Symposium on Marine Biology, Helgoland, Germany.
- Gave seminar at Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale Marine, Université de Paris, France.

1968

- Presented paper at Sixth International Seaweed Symposium, Santiago, Spain.

1969

- Field collections of marine algae in Gulf of California, Mexico.
- Participated in initial field surveys of effects of Santa Barbara oil spill, California.
- Field collections of marine algae in Caribbean (Puerto Rico and Windward Islands).

1970

- Visited Western and American Samoa to establish coastal monitoring surveys and to conduct ecological research.
- Prepared ecological reports on American Samoa at request of government.
- Made diving surveys of coral reefs and algal collections at Eilat, Israel.

1971

- Participant in diving reef surveys at Acklins Island, Bahamas; Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Panama; Belize, particularly Glovers Reef; Palau, Yap, Ant and Pakin (near Ponape) in Micronesia; and American Samoa.
- Presented paper at Seventh International Seaweed Symposium, Japan.
- Co-organizer and working group leader at Coral Reef Workshop in Belize organized by Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems program.

1972

- Research on coral reef algae at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and in Belize.
- Reef research, and lecture tour on coral reef ecology, Belize.
- Aquanaut studying reef algal ecology in two-week saturation diving mission of Puerto Rico Inter-National Undersea Laboratory (PRINUL).

1973

- Presented paper at Northeast Algal Discussion Group Meeting, Connecticut.
- Continued research on coral reef algae and reef ecology in Belize.
- Presented paper at Second International Symposium on Coral Reefs, held along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and visited several reef habitats in Australia and Fiji.
- Continued reef monitoring and environmental surveys in American and Western Samoa, and prepared revised ecological report for Government of American Samoa.

1974

- Participant in Harbor Branch Foundation Coral Reef Workshop, Fort Pierce, Florida.
- Further field research on coral reef algae, reef surface area, and competition for space, Belize.
- Presented invited paper at International Symposium on Indo-Pacific Tropical Reef Biology, Guam and Palau; examined reef sites in Guam, Palau and Hawaii.
- Presented paper at Eighth International Seaweed Symposium, Bangor, Wales.

1975

- Constructed coral reef exhibits and trained staff for Museum of American Samoa, and continued reef monitoring surveys.

1976

- Conducted survey of reef and lagoon areas for Government of Cook Islands.

1978

- Presented paper at International Symposium on Marine Biogeography and Evolution in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand and Fiji.
- Organized and directed Expert Meeting on Coral Reef Monitoring, Motupore Island, Papua New Guinea.
- Visited Western Samoa to prepare report on national parks and conservation at request of Government, and planned underwater nature trail.

1979

- Consultant to UNESCO meeting on development of coral reef research and marine science activities in the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Presented paper on port pollution at Sixth South Pacific Ports Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
- Participant in Joint SPC/NMFS Workshop on Marine Turtles in the Tropical Pacific Islands, Noumea, New Caledonia.

1980

- Directed major study for the government of New Caledonia of marine pollution problems and waste treatment strategies for the Noumea urban area.
- Continued long-term monitoring surveys of coral reefs in American Samoa, and assisted with museum exhibits development.
- Presented paper at Second International Symposium on Biology and Management of Mangroves and Tropical Shallow Water Communities, Papua New Guinea.
- Invited participant in UNESCO Seminar on Marine and Coastal Processes in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea.

1981

- Invited participant in UNESCO Workshop in Research and Training Priorities for Coral Reef Management in Oceania, South Asia and Southeast Asia, Philippines.
- Participant, 4th International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila.
- Invited participant in UNDP-CCOP/SOPAC Inshore and Nearshore Resources Training Workshop, Fiji.
- Participant, UNEP Inter-agency Meeting on Regional Seas, Geneva.

1982

- Reviewed environmental impact of coastal development projects for Cook Islands Government.

1983

- Invited lecturer at IOI/FFA/USP Exclusive Economic Zone Management Course, Fiji.

1985

- Participated as symposium organizer, chairman and speaker at 5th International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, and in associated meetings of international scientific committees.
- Designed and installed underwater nature trail in Palolo Deep Marine Reserve, Western Samoa.

1986

- Consultant to Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
- Presented invited paper in Symposium on Ecological Management of Coastal Zones at IV International Congress of Ecology, New York, U.S.A., and participated in meeting of IUCN Commission on Ecology.
- Participant in International Society of Reef Studies Meeting, Germany.

1987

- Participant in Unesco-IUBS Commission on Biology Education workshop, Bangsaen, Thailand, to prepare curriculum materials on marine science.

1988

- Symposium organizer and chairman, and presented paper at 6th International Coral Reef Symposium, Townsville, Australia.
- Consultant to Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
- Consultant to World Tourism Organization/UNDP project for marine park development in Comoros.

1989

- Represented UNEP at International Whaling Commission (San Diego) and International Maritime Organization (London).
- Participant in Interagency Meeting on Oceans and Coastal Areas, Geneva.
- Directed Experts and Intergovernmental Meetings on Eastern African Regional Seas Action Plan, Nairobi.

1990

- Organized and chaired Marine Mammals Planning and Co-ordinating Committee, Geneva.
- Represented UNEP at Indian Ocean Commission, Committee on Environment (Moroni, Comoros); London Dumping Convention (London).
- Speaker and workshop organizer at Conference on Large Marine Ecosystems, Monaco.
- Chaired Interagency Consultation on Oceans and Coastal Areas Programmes, Paris.

1991

- Participant in UNCED Working Party on Oceans, Geneva and Monaco.
- Organizer of Marine Mammal Planning and Co-ordinating Committee, Amsterdam.
- Represented UNEP at UNCED Preparatory Committee meetings (Nairobi and Geneva).
- Seconded to the Secretariat for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Geneva, to assist in preparing Chapter 17 (Oceans and Coastal Areas) of Agenda 21 for adoption at the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro.

1992

- Consultant to FAO to prepare the Inter-regional Conference of Small Island Countries on Sustainable Development and Environment in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Christ Church, Barbados, and represented UNEP and presented paper at the conference.
- Presented paper at 7th International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam.

1993

- Represented UNEP at Preparatory Committee for Global Conference on Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, New York.
- Named to chair Technical and Management Advisory Group for South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme (GEF/UNDP/SPREP), Apia, Samoa.

1996

- Participant in 6th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama.
- Chaired Technical Meeting on Clearing-house for Global Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities, Geneva.

1997

- Participant in Expert Workshops for Global International Waters Assessment, Geneva.
- Participant in Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System, Paris.
- Participant and rapporteur at Conference on Religion, Science and the Environment: The Black Sea in Crisis, on the Black Sea (Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece).
- Invited participant in UN Expert Meeting on Island Vulnerability Indicators, New York.

1998

- Member, Steering Committee, Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Paris, France.
- Participant, GESAMP Working Group on Marine Environmental Assessments, Geneva.

1999

- Invited participant in FAO/Australian Technical Consultation on Sustainability Indicators in Marine Capture Fisheries, Sydney, Australia.

2000

- Participant in Global Ocean Observing System Steering Committee, Paris, France.
- Participant in International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning Committee meeting, Noumea, New Caledonia.
- Participant in International Coral Reef Action Network Partners Meeting, Penang, Malaysia.
- Participant in 9th International Coral Reef Symposium and International Coral Reef Initiative Coordination and Planning Committee, Bali, Indonesia.

2001

- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center (NCORE), Miami, Florida.
- Chaired Steering Committee for International Coral Reef Action Network, and represented UNEP in International Coral Reef Initiative Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, Cebu, Philippines.
- Participant in International Coral Reef Action Network Regional Seas Meeting, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
- Participant in NCORE Workshop on Priorities for Caribbean Coral Reef Research, and chaired NCORE Scientific Advisory Committee, Miami, Florida.
- Chaired International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering Committee, participant in International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme team meeting, Maputo, Mozambique.
- Consultations with government and other partners on coral reef action, Madagascar.

2002

- Co-organizer Coral Reef Theme team meeting for Integrated Global Observing Strategy, and speaker, Workshop on Satellite Oceanography and Coral Bleaching, Magnetic Island, Australia.
- Participant, International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering Committee, UNEP representative to International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme team meeting, Cancun, Mexico.
- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center, University of Miami, and participated in Workshop on the Future of Decision-support for Coral Reef Management, Miami, Florida.
- Represented International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) at World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, organized and spoke at ICRI/ICRAN parallel event.

2003

- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center, University of Miami.
- Participant in Sponsors Group for Global Observing Systems and Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership, Paris, and as co-leader of theme team, presented IGOS Coral Reef Sub-theme Report for final approval.
- Invited speaker, International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters, Geneva.
- Participant, Integrated Global Observing Strategy Coastal Theme Workshop, Hamilton, New Zealand.
- Invited discussant, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, UNESCO, Paris.

2004

- Participant, Integrated Global Observing Strategy Coastal Theme Workshops, UNESCO, Paris, France, and University of Miami, Florida, USA.
- Participant in 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan.
- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center, University of Miami.

2005

- Represented Global Islands Network and South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission at the Mauritius International Meeting on further implementation of the Programme of Action for Small Island Developing States, chaired side event for International Coral Reef Initiative.
- Presented strategy paper at Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partners meeting, Geneva.

2007

- Mission with IRD to Noumea, New Caledonia to plan their research component of the Coral Reef Initiative in the South Pacific (CRISP) programme, with lectures at IRD and the University of New Caledonia
- Organizer and speaker at International Environment Forum 11th Annual Conference on response to climate change, Ottawa, Canada.

2009

- Invited participant in workshop on Global Islands Database, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK
- Presentation at international science congress: Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Representative of International Environment Forum at UN Climate Change Conference (COP15), Copenhagen, Denmark, keynote speaker in parallel NGO events and participant in seminar on ethical dimensions of climate change.

2010

- Appointed to UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance, elected co-coordinator, and organized teleconference with UNEP Executive Director and Ministers co-chairing the High Level Consultative Group on International Environmental Governance, Helsinki, Finland.

2011

- Co-chaired meeting of UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance (AGIEG), participated in high-level panel at Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum, spokesperson for AGIEG at UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, and participated in ministerial round table, Nairobi, Kenya
- Participated for AGIEG in Preparatory Committee for UN Conference on Sustainable Development, New York, and panelist in high-level side event

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE relevant to oceans and coastal areas

- Planning and organization of international programmes, including the proposed program of Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems involving 80 scientists, prepared for International Decade of Ocean Exploration Program of U.S. National Science Foundation, 1970-1972.; the Investigations of Marine Shallow-Water Ecosystems program, Smithsonian Institution, 1971-1974; the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 1975-1982; the Regional Seas Programmes of UNEP, 1986, 1988, and 1989-1991; and International Coral Reef Action Network (2000-2002).
- Organized and directed the Second Regional Symposium on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific, 1976; an Expert Meeting on Coral Reef Monitoring, 1978; and UNEP symposia on regional co-operation on protection of the marine environment in the Pacific, 1983 and 1987.
- Regional co-ordinator and secretary to the Co-ordinating Group of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, one of the UNEP Regional Seas Programmes, 1980-1982, and consultant to the programme, 1982-1985.
- Deputy Director of UNEP Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme, 1989-1992.
- Director, UNEP Coral Reef Unit, responsible for UNF/UNFIP International Coral Reef Action Network projects, 2000-2002.
- Acting Director, International Coral Reef Action Network, 2002.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES relevant to oceans and coastal areas

- Member, FAO working group on world seaweed resources, 1969-1970.
- Consultant to National Geographic Society and other organizations on algae and coral reefs, 1973-1974.
- Editorial board of Coral Reef Newsletter, 1973-1980.
- Co-editor of special issue of Atoll Research Bulletin on Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems (CITRE) program, 1974.
- Member, IABO Coral Reef Committee, 1982-1985 and 1990-1993.
- Edited volumes of scientific papers on Pacific environment for UNEP, 1983-1984 and 1987-1988.
- Management and evaluation of Regional Seas Programmes in the South Pacific, Latin America and South-East Asia as a consultant to UNEP, 1986.
- Consultant to IFREMER, the French Oceanographic Institute, on applications of remote sensing in the South Pacific, 1986-88.
- Chairman of Task Force on Island Conservation, IUCN Commission on Ecology, 1986-1990.
- Consultant to UNESCO on marine science education in the Pacific, 1987-1988.
- Prepared world database and directory of islands for IUCN and UNEP, 1987-1991.
- Co-organizer of mini-symposium at 6th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1988.
- Contributed to the preparation of Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, the action plan for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) "Earth Summit" as UNEP representative on the Oceans Working party and as member of the UNCED Secretariat, 1990-1992.
- Chairman, Technical and Management Advisory Group of South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme, 1993-2001.
- Chairman, Steering Committee, International Coral Reef Action Network, 2000-2002. (http://www.icran.org)
- Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research, 2001-present. (http://www.ncoremiami.org/)
- Co-leader, Coral Reef Sub-theme team, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, 2001-2004. (http://coral.unep.ch/igoscr.htm)
- Member, Board of Directors, Global Islands Network, 2002-present. (http://www.globalislands.org)
- Member, Coastal Theme Team, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, 2003-2004.
- Co-coordinator of UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance, 2010-2012 https://agieg.iefworld.org, http://www.environmentalgovernance.org/reform/cs/ag and
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS relevant to oceans and coastal areas

(past and present)
British Phycological Society
Global Islands Network (Board of Directors)
International Phycological Society
International Society for Reef Studies (Founding Member of Council, 1980-1983)
Pacific Science Association
Phycological Society of America

SOME SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS relevant to oceans and coastal areas

Development, form and environment in the brown alga Zonaria farlowii (Dictyotales). Botanica Marina 14:76-112 (1971). [Integrated analysis of the relationships between cellular organization, morphology and ecology in a marine alga].

Surface area in ecological analysis: quantification of benthic coral reef algae. Marine Biology 23:239-249 (1973). [Quantitative analysis of complex reef surfaces with a discussion of their ecological significance].

A preliminary coral reef ecosystem model. Atoll Research Bulletin 172:7-36 (1973). (edited with B.C. Patton, S.V. Smith and J.C. Zieman, Jr.) [Results of a working group of 80 scientists planning a systems model of a coral reef ecosystem].

Environmental impact on a Samoan coral reef: a resurvey of Mayor's 1917 transect. Pacific Science 31(3):309-319 (1977). (with A. Lamberts) [Quantitative analysis of changes on a coral reef over 60 years].

Regional ecosystems survey of the South Pacific area. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Technical Paper 179. 99 p. (1980). [Classification and analysis of the distribution of island ecosystems in Oceania].

Review of the protected areas system in Oceania (including Oceania island list). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland and Cambridge. 73 + 239 p. (1986). [Summary of the status of conservation of species and ecosystems on the islands of the South Pacific, including a more quantitative system for evaluating conservation importance and human impact].

IUCN/UNEP Island Directory. Regional Seas Directories and Bibliographies, No. 35, UNEP, Nairobi. 573 p. (1991). [Compiles geographic, ecological and socio-economic data on some 2,000 islands, with comparative tables]. Revised electronic version (1998): http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm and http://yabaha.net/dahl/isldb/isldir.htm

Using indicators to measure sustainability: recent methodological and conceptual developments. Marine and Freshwater Research 51(5): 427-433 (2000). [Review of indicator approaches relevant to fisheries sustainability]

IGOS Coral Reef Sub-theme Report (2003), Published for Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership by NOAA, Silver Springs, Maryland, USA (co-led theme team with Alan E. Strong). [Strategy for the future development of remote sensing and in situ observations of coral reefs] Download pdf http://coral.unep.ch/igoscrrp.htm or IGOS Coral Reef Subtheme Report

BIBLIOGRAPHY relevant to oceans and coastal areas

1964

Macroscopic algal foods of Littorina planaxis Philippi and Littorina scutulata Gould (Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata). The Veliger 7(2): 139-143.

1967

Composition and growth of subtidal parvosilvosa from Californian kelp forests. Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters. 15:480-488. (with M. Neushul)
Growth and development of Sciadophycus stellatus Dawson. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 66(3):195-200. (with M. Neushul, J. Scott and D. Olsen)

1969

The ocean - our last resource. World Order 3(2):15:21. Winter 1969.
The effect of environment on growth and development in Zonaria farlowii. p. 123-132. In Ramon Margalef (ed.), Proceedings of the Sixth International Seaweed Symposium. Subsecretaria de la Marina Mercante, Direccion General de Pesca Maritima, Madrid.
The meristematic cell as a developmental unit in the brown alga Zonaria. Eleventh International Botanical Congress, Seattle, Washington. Abstracts, p. 40.

1970

Ecological report on Tutuila, American Samoa. (Report to the Government of American Samoa). Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 13 p.

1971

Development, form and environment in the brown alga Zonaria farlowii (Dictyotales). Botanica Marina 14:76-112.

1972

Ecology and community structure of some tropical reef algae in Samoa. p. 36-39. In Kazutosi Nisizawa (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Seaweed Symposium. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo.

1973

Benthic algal ecology in a deep reef and sand habitat off Puerto Rico. Botanica Marina 16:171-175.
Surface area in ecological analysis: quantification of benthic coral reef algae. Marine Biology 23:239-249.
Ecological report on American Samoa. (Report to the Government of American Samoa). Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 18 p.

1974

The biology of the Rhodophyta (book review). Taxon 23(2/3):391-392.
The structure and dynamics of benthic algae in the coral reef ecosystem. InProceedings of the Second International Symposium on Coral Reefs 1:21-25. The Great Barrier Reef Committee, Brisbane, Australia.
A preliminary coral reef ecosystem model. Atoll Res. Bull. 172:7-36. (edited with B.C. Patton, S.V. Smith and J.C. Zieman, Jr.)
A comparative survey of coral reef research sites. Atoll Res. Bull. 172:37-120. (with I.G. Macintyre and A. Antonius)

1975

Environmental impact analysis in the Pacific Islands. S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 2:2-4.
Coral reef surveys. S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 2:8-10.
The challenge of preserving the South Pacific environment (Keynote address). In Proceedings of the South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves. Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, New Zealand.
Report on conservation and environmental management to the Government of the Solomon Islands. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 11 p.

1976

Generation of photosynthetic surface area by coral reef algae. Micronesica 12(1):43-47.

1977

Monitoring man's impact on Pacific Island reefs. In Proceedings: Third International Coral Reef Symposium 2:571-575. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Environmental impact on a Samoan coral reef: a resurvey of Mayor's 1917 transect. Pac. Sci. 31(3):309-319. (with A. Lamberts)

1978

Environmental and ecological report on Tonga. Part I: Tongatapu. (Report to the Kingdom of Tonga). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 47 p.
Spatial modelling of coral reefs. Atoll Res. Bull. 220:13-18.

1979

Marine ecosystems and biotic provinces in the South Pacific area. In Proceedings International Symposium on Marine Biogeography Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Information Series No. 137. 2:541-546.

1980

Port pollution. S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 3:6-10.
Report on marine surveys of Rarotonga and Aitutaki. (Report to Cook Islands Government). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 13 p.
Conservation planning and environmental monitoring for tourism development. p. 125-128. In D.G. Pearce (ed.), Tourism in the South Pacific: the contribution of research to development and planning. Proceedings UNESCO Tourism Workshop. N. Z. MAB Report 6. Department of Geography, Univ. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Reprinted with revisions in S. Pac. Commission Env. Newsletter 4:22-26         (1982).
Regional ecosystems survey of the South Pacific area/ Inventaire des écosystèmes de la région du Pacifique sud. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Tech. Paper 179. 99 p. (English)/ 105 p. (French).
Monitoring island ecosystems: an approach for conservation purposes. p. 150-159. In Proceedings Fourteenth Pacific Science Congress, Khabarovsk, USSR. Reprinted in N. A. Shilo and A. V. Lozhkin (eds.), Ecology and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Region. Publishing Office "Nauka", Moscow. p. 110-118. (with D. Mueller-Dombois)
Story of an island: managing your island environment (45 min. educational film). South Pacific Commission, Noumea.

1981

Monitoring coral reefs for urban impact. Bull. Mar. Sci. 31(3):544-551.
Coral reef monitoring handbook. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 21 p. Reprinted as SPC/UNEP, Coral reef monitoring handbook. Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 25. UNEP, 1984. 25 p.
Resources management (abstract), p. 45-46. In Report on the Inshore and Nearshore Resources Training Workshop, Suva, Fiji, 13-17 July 1981. Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in South Pacific Offshore Areas, Technical Secretariat, Suva, Fiji.
Algal zonation on the Belize barrier reef, p. 303-306. In G. E. Fogg and W. Eifion Jones (eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Seaweed Symposium. The Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge (U.K.).

1982

The state of the environment in the South Pacific. p. 47-71. In Report of the Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 8-11 March 1982. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. (with I. Baumgart). Reprinted as UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 31. UNEP, 1983.
Practical management of limited resources. p. 43-46. In Unique Island Status: Proceedings of Pacific Basin Coastal Zone Management Conference. Economic Development & Planning/Tourism Office, American Samoa Government, Pago Pago.

1983

The further development of national parks and reserves in Western Samoa. (Report to Government of Western Samoa). South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 7 p.

1984

Biogeographical aspects of isolation in the Pacific. Ambio 13(5-6):296-301.
Oceania's most pressing environmental concerns. Ambio 13(5-6):302-305.
Future directions for the Oceanian Realm. In J.A. McNeely and K.R. Miller (eds,), Proceedings of the World Congress on National Parks, Bali, Indonesia, October, 1982. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.

1985

Traditional environmental management in New Caledonia: a review of existing knowledge. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Topic Review 18. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. 17 p.
Tropical island ecosystems and protection technologies to sustain renewable resources in U.S.-affiliated islands. Unpublished report to Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress. 52 p.
Conservation on small islands: the human dimension. IUCN Bulletin 16(7-9):88-89.
Status and conservation of South Pacific coral reefs. In Proceedings Fifth International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, 27 May-1 June 1985. Vol. 6, p. 509-513.
Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva. (volume of papers edited with J. Carew-Reid).
The South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, p. 3-6. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
The potential for management of island ecosystems, p. 13-17. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
The challenge of conserving and managing coral reef ecosystems, p. 85-87. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
Inter-regional co-operation: summary of discussions, p. 287-289. In A. L. Dahl and J. Carew-Reid (eds.), Environment and Resources in the Pacific: A Regional Approach. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 69. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva.
Adequacy of coverage of protected areas in Oceania. In Report of the Third South Pacific National Parks and Reserves Conference, Apia, Western Samoa, Vol. 2, p. 2-8. South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, South Pacific Commission, Noumea.
Conservation on small islands: the human dimension. IUCN Bulletin 16(7-9):88-89.
Training materials for rural environmental management (48 units and supporting audio-visual materials). South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, South Pacific Commission, Noumea (unpublished).

1986

Coastal ecosystems and rapid sea-level rise. The Siren 31:18-22.
Review of the protected areas system in Oceania (including Oceania island list). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland and Cambridge. 73 + 239 p.

1988

The marine environment. In P.J. Kelley (ed.), Field Work in Ecology for Secondary Schools in Tropical Countries. Science and Technology Education, Document Series No. 30. Unesco, Paris, ED-88/WS/47. Reprinted as Field Work in Marine Ecology for Secondary Schools in Tropical Countries. MARINF/80. Unesco, Paris, 1990. 90 p.
Co-operation for Environmental Protection in the Pacific. Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 97. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi. 293 p. (editor).
The need for and potentials of inter-regional co-operation. In UNEP, Co-operation for Environmental Protection in the Pacific. (A.L. Dahl, ed.) Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 97: 283-285. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi.
Discussion on inter-regional co-operation (summary). In UNEP, Co-operation for Environmental Protection in the Pacific. (A.L. Dahl, ed.) Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 97:287-289. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi.

1989

Traditional environmental knowledge and resource management in New Caledonia. In R.E. Johannes (ed.), Traditional Ecological Knowledge: a Collection of Essays. IUCN, Gland and Cambridge. 64 p. http://islands.unep.ch/dtradknc.htm
Are human impacts, either through traditional or contemporary uses, stabilizing or destabilizing to reef community structure? In Proceedings Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Vol. 1:63-69. (with Bernard Salvat).
Impact assessment of Cyclone Sally on the almost-atoll of Aitutaki (Cook Islands) by remote sensing. In Proceedings Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Vol. 2:455-462. (with L. Loubersac, P. Collotte, O. Lemaire, L. d'Ozouville and A. Grotte).

1991

IUCN/UNEP Island Directory. UNEP Regional Seas Directories and Bibliographies, No. 35, Nairobi. 573 p.
Regional and inter-regional co-operation for the protection of the marine and coastal environment of the Pacific basin, p. vi-viii. In UNEP, Regional Co-operation on Environmental Protection of the Marine and Coastal Areas of the Pacific Basin (J.C. Pernetta, ed.). UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 134.

1992

Organizing the global monitoring of coral reefs. In Proceedings Seventh International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam, Vol. 1:85-89.
UNCED and small islands. The Siren 47:19-20. September/December 1992.

1993

The Large Marine Ecosystem approach to Regional Seas Action Plans and Conventions: a geographic perspective, chpt. 2, p. 15-17. In K. Sherman, L.M. Alexander and B.D. Gold (eds.), Large Marine Ecosystems: Stress, Mitigation and Sustainability, AAAS Press, Washington, DC.
Land-based pollution and integrated coastal management. In Lee Kimball (ed.), UNCED's marine agenda: the challenges of implementation. Marine Policy 17(6):561-572, special issue, November 1993.

1996

Initial Implementation of the clearing house mechanism. Annex IV, p. 33-57 in Report of the Technical Meeting on the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities Clearing-house, Geneva, 26-27 September 1996. UNEP(WATER)/LBA/C-H.1

1998

Island Directory. http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm
Small Island Environmental Management Training Course. http://islands.unep.ch/siem.htm
IGOS from the perspective of the Global Observing Systems and their Sponsors, p. 92-94 in Proceedings for the 27th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Information for Sustainability (Tromso, Norway, 8-12 June 1998).

2000

Using indicators to measure sustainability: recent methodological and conceptual developments. Marine and Freshwater Research 51(5): 427-433.

2001

Kaly, Ursula, Craig Pratt, Elizabeth Khaka, Arthur Dahl, Lino Briguglio and Emma Sale-Mario. 2001. Globalising the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI): Proceedings of the EVI Globalisation Meeting, 27-29 August 2001, Geneva, Switzerland. SOPAC Technical Report 345, 54 p., 3 appendices, 14 tables. Download pdf

2002

IGOS Coral Reef Theme. Reef Encounter 31:25-26 (March 2002).
Monitoring Coral Reefs: Ecosystems in Crisis. IHDP Newsletter 2/2002, p. 4-5.
Coral Reefs: a New IGOS Sub-theme. IGOS Bulletin 7, November 2002 (with Alan E. Strong).

2003

IGOS Coral Reef Sub-theme Report, Published for Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership by NOAA, Silver Springs, Maryland, USA (with Alan E. Strong and theme team). http://coral.unep.ch/igoscrrp.htm
Coral Reefs: An Ecosystem under Global Stress. Abstract and powerpoint presentation on CD ROM. NEAR International Conference: The impact of global environmental problems on continental and coastal marine waters, Geneva, 16-18 July 2003. Abstracts and presentations. Centre d'études en sciences naturelles de l'environnement, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.

2004

Alder, Jackie, Arthur Dahl, Ursula Kaly, Jonathan Mitchell, Ned Norton, Craig Pratt, and Michael Witter. 2004. Report on the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Think Tank II. Suva, Fiji, 4-6 October 2004. SOPAC Preliminary Report 149; Technical Report 377. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Suva, Fiji, October 2004.Download pdf http://www.vulnerabilityindex.net/Files/EVI Think Tank II FINAL.pdf

2010

Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2010a. Climate Ethics and the Copenhagen Summit. International Environment Forum, http://iefworld.org/ddahl10a.html

2012

Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2012c. Design Criteria and Learning Strategies for International Environmental Governance. Paper presented at the Planet Under Pressure International Scientific Conference, London, 26-29 March 2012. http://iefworld.org/ddahl12c

Note

As a United Nations official from 1989 to 2002, it was not possible to claim individual authorship for work produced as an international civil servant and published by the United Nations. However, major contributions were made to the following publications, among others:
Issues and requirements of small island countries for sustainable development and environment in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. FAO AGR:SIC 1. 9 p. (April 1992)
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries in small island countries within the framework of UNCED Agenda 21. FAO AGR:SIC 2. 11 p. (April 1992)
Agenda 21, Chapter 17: Oceans and Coastal Areas (1992).

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