https://catalog.ipbes.net/system/assessment/89/references/files/381/original/GIWA_Brochure.pdf?1352970871 GW: Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) - strong relations to LMEs The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was established as a follow-up to the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, as the environmental conscience of the UNsystem. With the mission to ”provide leadership and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations”, UNEP has been creating a basis for comprehensive consideration and co-ordinated action within the UN on the problems of the human environment. Web site: www.unep.org https://wedocs.unep.org/search?query=GIWA%20Regional%20Assessment%203&spc.page=2 9 Megaregions (LME codes in brackets) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HLC Tree (GW Levels) HLC-M HLC-Y HLC-S REF-CODE DESCRIPTION Details 800 (0) 800 R00 GW00 GR00 Geographical Zones 800-8000 (0.0) 8000 Z00 GWZ0 GZ00 Arctic Climate Zone 800-8000-7010 (0.0.1) 7010 R0G01 GW01 GG01 Arctic Rim (FAO 18) 800-8000-7010-7016 7016 R0D01 GW01d GG01d Canadian High Arctic (LM66*,EW15a) 800-8000-7010-7017 7017 R0B01 GW01b GG01b North Greenland (LM66*,EW15b) 800-8000-7010-7070 7070 R0C01 GW01c GG01c Arctic European (Atlantic) 800-8000-7010-7075 (0.0.1.1) 7075 R01A0 GW1a0 GG1a0 Russian Arctic (4 LMEs) 800-7100-7010-7075-7071 7071 R01A1 GW1a1 GG1a1 Kara Sea (LM58,EW06) 800-7100-7010-7075-7072 7072 R01A2 GW1a2 GG1a2 Laptev Sea (LM57,EW07) 800-7100-7010-7075-7073 7073 R01A3 GW1a3 GG1a3 East Siberian Sea (LM56,EW08) 800-7100-7010-7075-7074 7074 R01A4 GW1a4 GG1a4 Chukchi Sea (Northern Bering) (LM54,EW12) 800-8001 (0.1) 8001 Z01 GWZ1 GZ01 Northern Temperate Climate 800-8001-7110 (0.1.2) 7110 R0GJ0 GWJ0 GJ00 North Pacific Ocean (FAO 61+67) 800-8001-7110-0G34 0G34 R0G34 GW34 GJ34 Yellow Sea & Bohai 800-8001-7110-0G34-7124 7124 R0A34 GW34a GJ34a Yellow Sea (LM48) 800-8001-7110-0G34-72KB 72KB R0B34 GW34b GJ34b Bohai Sea (ex-G35) 800-8001-7110-6340 6340 R0G37 GW37 GJ37 Insular Pacific-Hawaiian Archipelago (LM10) 800-8001-7110-7112 7112 R0G31 GW31 GJ31 Oyashio Current (LM51) 800-8001-7110-7113 7113 R0G32 GW32 GJ32 Kuroshio Current (LM49) 800-8001-7110-7121 7121 R0G28 GW28 GJ28 Bering Sea (2 LMEs) 800-8001-7110-7121-7117 7117 R0A28 GW28a GJ28a Bering Sea (West) (LM53,EW11) (ex-J29) 800-8001-7110-7121-7118 7118 R0B28 GW28b GJ28b Bering Sea (East) (LM01,EW09) 800-8001-7110-7122 7122 R0G30 GW30 GJ30+ Sea of Okhotsk (LM52) 800-8001-7110-7122-6002 6002 R0B30 GW30b GJ30b Amur River Basin (freshwater) 800-8001-7110-7123 7123 R0G33 GW33 GJ33 Sea of Japan (LM50) 800-8001-7110-7130 7130 R0G36 GW36|CSE GJ36 East China Sea (LM47) 800-8001-7110-7162 7162 R0G25 GW25 GJ25 Gulf of Alaska (LM02) 800-8001-7110-72AE 72AE R0G27 GW27 GJ27 Gulf of California (LM04) 800-8001-7110-72ZF 72ZF R0G26 GW26 GJ26 California Current (LM03) {3315N,12231W} 800-8001-7330 (0.1.5) 7330 R0GH0 GWH0 GH00 North Atlantic Ocean (FAO 21+27+31) 800-8001-7330-2007 2007 R0G21 GW21 GH21 North Africa and Nile River Basin (LM26) (some sources says Mediterranean Sea) 800-8001-7330-4129 4129 R0G09 GW09 GH09 Newfoundland(-Labrador) Shelf (LM09,EW18) {5203N,5338W} 800-8001-7330-4210 4210 R0G06 GW06 GH06 Northeast (US Continental) Shelf (LM07) 800-8001-7330-4230 4230 R0G05 GW05 GH05 Southeast (US Continental) Shelf (LM06) 800-8001-7330-6019 6019 R0G24 GW24 GH24 Aral Sea 800-8001-7330-6021 6021 R0G23 GW23 GH23 Caspian Sea 800-8001-7330-7029 7029 R0G10 GW10 GH10 Canadian Eastern Arctic (LM18,EW16a) 800-8001-7330-7029-7025 7025 R0A10 GW10a GH10a Baffin Bay 800-8001-7330-7029-7374 7374 R0B10 GW10b GH10b Labrador Sea 800-8001-7330-7029-4D32 4D32 R0C10 GW10c GH10c Canadian (Arctic) Archipelago {7356N,8850W} 800-8001-7330-7059 7059 R0G16 GW16 GH16 West Greenland (Shelf) (LM18,EW16b) {6845N,5348W} 800-8001-7330-7082 7082 R0G11 GW11 GH11 Barents Sea (LM20,EW05) 800-8001-7330-7086 7086 R0G12 GW12 GH12 Norwegian Sea (LM21,EW04) 800-8001-7330-7337 7337 R0G13 GW13 GH13 Faroe plateau (LM60,EW01) 800-8001-7330-7344 7344 R0G07 GW07 GH07 Scotian Shelf (LM08) {4405N,6211W} 800-8001-7330-7345 7345 R0G08 GW08 GH08 Gulf of St. Lawrence 800-8001-7330-7412 7412 R0G14 GW14 GH14 Iceland Shelf (LM59,EW02) 800-8001-7330-7414 7414 R0G15 GW15 GH15 Greenland Sea (East) (LM19,EW03) 800-8001-7330-7419 7419 R0G18 GW18 GH18 North Sea (LM22) 800-8001-7330-7422 7422 R0G19 GW19 GH19 Celtic-Biscay Shelf (LM24) {5126N,0732W} 800-8001-7330-7428 7428 R0G20 GW20 GH20 Iberian Coastal Sea (LM25) 800-8001-7330-7470 7470 R0G17 GW17 GH17 Baltic Sea (LM23) 800-8001-7330-7521 7521 R0G02 GW02 GH02 Gulf of Mexico (LM05) 800-8001-7330-7521-0A02 0A02 R0A02 GW02a GH02a Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi River) 800-8001-7330-7521-0B02 0B02 R0B02 GW02b GH02b Gulf of Mexico (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo) 800-8001-7330-7521-0C02 0C02 R0C02 GW02c GH02c Gulf of Mexico (Usumacinta/Grijalva) 800-8001-7330-7521-0D02 0D02 R0D02 GW02d GH02d Gulf of Mexico (Rio Hondo/Chetumal Bay) 800-8001-7330-7540 7540 R0G03 GW03 GH03 Caribbean Sea (LM12*) {1621N,7456W} 800-8001-7330-7540-0A03 0A03 R0A03 GW03a GH03a Caribbean Sea (Small Islands) 800-8001-7330-7540-0B03 0B03 R0B03 GW03b GH03b Caribbean Sea (Orinoco/Magdalena/Catatumbo) (CO,VE) 800-8001-7330-7540-0C03 0C03 R0C03 GW03c GH03c Caribbean Sea (Central America/Mexico) (BZ,CR,GT,HN,MX,NI,PA) 800-8001-7330-7752 7752 R0G22 GW22 GH22 Black Sea (LM62) 800-8001-7330-8510 8510 R0G04 GW04 GH04 Caribbean Islands (LM12*) / Greater Antilles (CU,HT,DR,JM,PR,BS) 800-8002 (0.2) 8002 Z02 GWZ2 GZ02 Equator Tropical Climate 800-8002-7592 (0.2.6) 7592 R0GS0 GWS0 GS00 Temperate Southern Africa (SEL+SWO) 800-8002-7592-6048 6048 R0G43 GW43 GS43 Lake Chad {1306N,1432E} 800-8002-7592-6920 6920 R0G47 GW47 GS47 East African Rift Valley Lakes {03N,3620E} 800-8002-7592-6920-6033 6033 R0A47 GW47a GS47a East African Rift Valley Lakes (Lake Turkana) 800-8002-7592-6920-6034 6034 R0B47 GW47b GS47b East African Rift Valley Lakes (Lake Victoria) 800-8002-7592-6920-6035 6035 R0C47 GW47c GS47c East African Rift Valley Lakes (Lake Tanganyika) 800-8002-7592-6920-6036 6036 R0D47 GW47d GS47d East African Rift Valley Lakes (Lake Malawi) 800-8002-7592-7565 7565 R0G41 GW41 GS41 Canary Current (LM27) {2439N,1518W} 800-8002-7592-7565-74XH 74XH R0A41 GW41a GS41a Canary Current (North) 800-8002-7592-7565-74XJ 74XJ R0B41 GW41b GS41b Canary Current (South) 800-8002-7592-7577 7577 R0G42 GW42 GS42 Guinea Current 800-8002-7592-7577-0A42 0A42 R0A42 GW42a GS42a Guinea Current (Komoe Basin) 800-8002-7592-7577-0B42 0B42 R0B42 GW42b GS42b Guinea Current (Volta Basin) 800-8002-7592-7577-0C42 0C42 R0C42 GW42c GS42c Guinea Current (Niger Basin) 800-8002-7592-7577-0D42 0D42 R0D42 GW42d GS42d Guinea Current (Congo Basin) 800-8002-7592-7577-0E42 0E42 R0E42 GW42e GS42e Guinea Current (LM28) 800-8002-7592-7795 7795 R0G46 GW46 GS46 Somali Coastal Current (LM31) 800-8002-7592-7795-0A46 0A46 R0A46 GW46a GS46a Somali Coastal Current (Juba/Shebelle) 800-8002-7592-7795-0B46 0B46 R0B46 GW46b GS46b Somali Coastal Current (Tana/Athi/Sabaki) 800-8002-7592-7795-0C46 0C46 R0C46 GW46c GS46c Somali Coastal Current (Wami/Ruvu/Pangani) 800-8002-7592-7795-0D46 0D46 R0D46 GW46d GS46d Somali Coastal Current (Rufiji/Ruvuma) 800-8002-7592-7795-0E46 0E46 R0E46 GW46e GS46e Somali Coastal Current (Lake Jipe/Chala) 800-8002-7592-7622 7622 R0G44 GW44 GS44 Benguela Current (LM29) 800-8002-7592-7622-7624 7624 R0A45 GW45a GS45a Agulhas Current (LM30) 800-8002-7592-7622-0B45 0B45 R0B45 GW45b GS45b Indian Ocean Islands (KM,YT,MG,MU,SY) 800-8002-7762 (0.2.8) 7762 R0GV0 GWV0 GV00 Northern Indian Ocean 800-8002-7762-6019 6019 R0G51 GW51 GV51 Jordan (land-locked river system) 800-8002-7762-6021 6021 R0G50 GW50 GV50 Euphrates and Tigris River Basin / Persian Gulf 800-8002-7762-7775 7775 R0G52 GW52 GV52 Arabian Sea (LM32) 800-8002-7762-7776 7776 R0G49 GW49 GV49 Red Sea and Gulf of Aden 800-8002-7762-7776-7777 7777 R0A49 GW49a GV49a Red Sea (LM33) 800-8002-7762-7776-7778 7778 R0B49 GW49b GV49b Gulf of Aden (LM33+) (ex-V48) 800-8002-7762-7811 7811 R0G53 GW53 GV53 Bay of Bengal (LM34) 800-8003 (0.3) 8003 Z03 GWZ3 GZ03 Southern Temperate Climate 800-8003-7280 (0.3.3) 7280 R0GX0 GWX0 GX00 Southwest Pacific (Southeast Asia & ..) (FAO 71) 800-8003-7280-6012 6012 R0G55 GW55 GX55 Mekong River 800-8003-7280-6880 6880 R0G62 GW62 GX62 Small Pacific Island( State)s 800-8003-7280-7211 7211 R0G60 GW60 GX60 Great Barrier Reef (LM40+) 800-8003-7280-7220 7220 R0G54 GW54 GX54 South China Sea (LM36) 800-8003-7280-7230 7230 R0G57 GW57 GX57 Indonesian Seas (LM38) {0422S,12148E} 800-8003-7280-7230-9X38 9X38 R0A57 GW57a GX57a Indonesian Seas (West,Sunda,LM38a) 800-8003-7280-7230-9Y38 9Y38 R0B57 GW57b GX57b Indonesian Seas (Central,Wallacea,LM38b) 800-8003-7280-7230-9Z38 9Z38 R0C57 GW57c GX57c Indonesian Seas (East,Sahul,LM38c) 800-8003-7280-7231 7231 R0G56 GW56 GX56 Sulu-Celebes Sea (LM37) 800-8003-7280-7231-7233 7233 R0A56 GW56a GX56a Sulu Sea (LM37a) 800-8003-7280-7231-7235 7235 R0B56 GW56b GX56b Celebes Sea (LM37b) 800-8003-7280-7256 7256 R0G58 GW58 GX58 North Australian Shelf (LM39) {1236S,13514E} 800-8003-7280-7256-9X39 9X39 R0A58 GW58a GX58a North Australian Shelf (Wet Tropics,LM39a) 800-8003-7280-7256-9Y39 9Y39 R0B58 GW58b GX58b North Australian Shelf (Dry Tropics,LM39b) 800-8003-7280-73GA 73GA R0G59 GW59 GX59 Coral Sea Basin {1340S,15120E} 800-8003-7280-73GA-0A59 0A59 R0A59 GW59a GX59a Coral Sea Basin (South PNG and Papua) 800-8003-7280-73GA-0B59 0B59 R0B59 GW59b GX59b Coral Sea Basin (Coral Sea) 800-8003-7280-73QA 73QA R0G63 GW63 GX63 Tasman Sea 800-8003-7280-77AC 77AC R0G61 GW61 GX61+ Great Australian Bight 800-8003-7280-77AC-6838 6838 R0B61 GW61b GX61b Great Australian Bight (Muray Darling Basin) 800-8003-7290 (0.3.4) 7290 R0GY0 GWY0 GY00 Southeast Pacific (FAO 87) 800-8003-7290-7260 7260 R0G65 GW65 GY65 Eastern Equatorial Pacific (LM11) {1131N,9258W} 800-8003-7290-7260-0A65 0A65 R0A65 GW65a GY65a Eastern Equatorial Pacific (Southwest Mexico) 800-8003-7290-7260-0B65 0B65 R0B65 GW65b GY65b Eastern Equatorial Pacific (Central Equatorial Pacific) 800-8003-7290-7260-0C65 0C65 R0C65 GW65c GY65c Eastern Equatorial Pacific (Pacific Colombian) 800-8003-7290-7299 7299 R0G64 GW64 GY64 Humboldt Current (LM13) 800-8003-7600 (0.3.7) 7600 R0GK0 GWK0 GK00 Southwest Atlantic (Eastern South America) (FAO 31+41) 800-8003-7600-0G39 0G39 R0G39 GW39 GK39 East Atlantic Basin of Uruguay / Brazil Current (LM14?) 800-8003-7600-0G39-0C39 0C39 R0C39 GW39c GK39c Brazil Current (São Francisco River Basin) (LM16*) 800-8003-7600-0G39-7593 7593 R0B39 GW39b GK39b Brazil Current (East Atlantic Basins) (LM16*) 800-8003-7600-0G39-7605 7605 R0A39 GW39a GK39a Brazil Current (South/Southeast Atlantic Basins) (LM15) 800-8003-7600-7598 7598 R0G38 GW38 GK38 Patagonian Shelf (LM14) 800-8003-7600-7598-9X14 9X14 R0A38 GW38a GK38a Patagonian Shelf (La Plata River Basin,LM14a) 800-8003-7600-7598-9Y14 9Y14 R0B38 GW38b GK38b Patagonian Shelf (South Atlantic Drainage System,LM14b) 800-8003-7600-7601 7601 R0G40 GW40 GK40+ North(east) Brazil Shelf (LM17) {0450N,5116W} 800-8003-7600-7601-7610 7610 R0B40 GW40b GK40b Amazon 800-8004 (0.4) 8004 Z04 GWZ4 GZ04 Antarctic Climate Zone 800-8004-7840 (0.4.9) 7840 R0G66 GW66 GY66 Antarctic (LM61) (FAO 48) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GIWA region GIWA description Corresponding LME 41a–41b Canary Current (North & South) Canary Current LME 42a–42e Guinea Current basins (Comoe, Volta, Niger, Congo, coastal) Guinea Current LME 43 Lake Chad basin Not an LME (inland basin) 44 Benguela Current Benguela Current LME 45a Agulhas Current Agulhas Current LME 45b Indian Ocean Islands Indian Ocean Islands region (not a classic LME) 46a–46e Somali Coastal Current river basins Somali Coastal Current LME 47a–47d East African Rift Valley lakes Inland lakes (not LMEs) G03a: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Anguilla, Aruba, British Vigin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Monserrat, Netherland Antilles (Bonaire and Curacao), Turks and Caicos G11: The Kola River (6853N,3302E) and the Kola Bay; The 7088 White Sea and the Severnaya Dvina River (6432N,4031E) The Pechora River (6818N,5425E) and the Pechenga River (6935N,3116E) G41a: Mauritania and western Morocco. Souss-Massa River Basin, Sebou River Basin G41b: Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Canary Islands. Senegal River Basin, Gambia River Basin G43: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon / mainly Central-Africa , siehe MEOW usw. (Woodlands etc. pp.) G57a: Java Sea, Karimata & Sunda Straits, parts of Bali/Flores (west) G57b: Banda, Flores, Ceram/Halmahera/Molucca; Makassar, Lombok, Ombai G57c: Arafura Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria; Timor Sea margin/Timor Passage G62: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Northern Mariana Is., New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna G65c: El Salvador and the Pacific coastal areas of seven other countries – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.