A/RES/59/230 region to take appropriate steps for its preservation and protection, with the support of the international community, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 11 2. Takes note also of the report of the Association of Caribbean States, 12 pursuant to General Assembly resolution 57/261; 3. Recognizes the importance of adopting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development; 4. Encourages the further promotion of an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development, in accordance with the recommendations contained in resolution 54/225, as well as the provisions of Agenda 21,8 the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States,3 the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly,4 the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development,5 the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation6 and the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development, and in conformity with relevant international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;7 5. Also encourages the continued efforts of the Caribbean countries to develop further an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development and, in this regard, to continue to develop regional cooperation in the management of their ocean affairs in the context of sustainable development, in order to address such issues as land-based pollution, pollution from ships, physical impacts on coral reefs and the diversity and dynamic interaction of, and competition among, socio-economic activities for the use of the coastal areas and the marine environment and their resources; Welcomes the wide range of activities being implemented within the 6. scope of the mandate of resolution 57/261, with a view to promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development; Recognizes the efforts of Caribbean countries to create conditions leading 7. to sustainable development aimed at combating poverty and inequality, and in this regard notes with interest the initiatives of the Association of Caribbean States in the focal areas of sustainable tourism, trade, transport and natural disasters; Calls upon States to continue to prioritize action on marine pollution 8. from land-based sources as part of their national sustainable development strategies and programmes, in an integrated and inclusive manner, and also calls upon them to advance the implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities 13 and the Montreal Declaration on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities; 14 9. assist, as efforts to pollution Calls upon the United Nations system and the international community to appropriate, Caribbean countries and their regional organizations in their ensure the protection of the Caribbean Sea from degradation as a result of from ships, in particular through the illegal release of oil and other _______________ 11 A/59/173. Ibid., annex. 13 A/51/116, annex II. 14 E/CN.17/2002/PC.2/15, annex, sect. 1. 12 4