He Programme headquarters are located at UNEP-GRID Arendal in Norway. UNEP Shelf aims to assist coastal states with submissions to secure sovereign rights to continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles under article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Currently Elaine is working with colleagues from Geoscience Australia, South Western Pacific Coastal States and SOPAC to determine the areas of potential legal extended continental shelf in the region