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(c) The international institutional framework;
(d) Additional areas of international cooperation.
A. Capacity-building
40. The mechanisms and cooperative actions should include:
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(a) The mobilization of experience in support of national and regional action to prevent and
reduce marine degradation caused by land-based activities;
(b) A clearing-house mechanism.
These mechanisms and cooperative actions should take into account the special needs of countries
in need of assistance, including support for the establishment of infrastructures and the
development of action programmes, as well as the alternatives and solutions that such countries
are able to offer.
1. Mobilization of experience and expertise
41. States should cooperate to ensure that the most up-to-date information, experience and
technical expertise with respect to each source-category of impacts upon the marine environment
from land-based activities are made available and brought to bear upon national and regional
actions to address such impacts. The steps to this end should include:
(a) Establishment of linkages with international and regional organizations, including specialized
agencies, with relevant expertise and responsibilities with respect to particular sources and sectors;
(b) Promotion of cooperative interaction with private-sector groups and non-governmental
organizations to introduce cost-effective and environmentally sound practices;
(c) Facilitation and promotion of access, in particular for countries in need of assistance, to
new and innovative technologies relevant to each source-category of impacts upon the marine
environment from land-based activities, including those causing physical degradation and
destruction of habitats;
(d) Promotion of cleaner production techniques, inter alia, through training of industry
personnel;
(e) Promotion of new information technologies that facilitate knowledge transfer within
countries and between States, including, in particular, from developed countries to countries in
need of assistance;
(f) Facilitation of access to sources (public or private, national or multilateral) of technical
advice and assistance with respect to particular source-categories and sectors;
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