A Black Sea Integrated Environmental Quality Monitoring - A Prerequisite for Regional Co-operation and EU Accession

Due to the present seriously degraded Black Sea ecosystem the necessity and opportunity of updated national marine monitoring programmes, e.g. in Romania, are emphasized. Such programmes should match contemporary exigences and be armonized at regional level based on previously gained positive expertise and experience such as, e.g., GEF/Black Sea Environmental Programme, EU/PHARE Chemical Monitoring Programme, EU/ECOS OUVERTURE-QUALIPOL. Results aim to serve national central and local authorities and international organizations in adequate decision making with respect to marine environmental management and protection according to sustainable development needs