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… condensed and pulled into depressions in the planet’s surface. The Earth’s major oceanic depressions form the … Oceans. These oceans are a thin film over the Earth’s surface, on average, only a few kilometres deep. Oceans and … sources include operational discharges such as bilge water discharges, but not the operation of a vessel for the …

… jurisdiction (ABNJ) cover nearly half of the Earth’s surface and host a significant portion of its biodiversity. … a legal regime for an area covering almost half of the surface of our Planet will doubtless be a chal- lenging task, … are meas- ured from a defined baseline, generally the low- water mark (Article 5).6 The key areas of State sov- ereignty …

… surrounding abyssal plains but do not penetrate the sea surface. They comprise nearly 6% of all seafloor topography … but some ‘shallow’ seamounts rise to within 25m of the surface (DFO, 2001). For many years, seamount formation was a … on both ocean circulation and on the structure of the water column. When ocean currents encounter these massive …

… as embedded within a network of relationships with land, water, plants, and animals, expressed through culture and … because of the importance of the forest for fruits, honey, water and wildlife, its use for grazing and wood must be … of the ecology of the region that allows us to find water and grazing for our animals. Notably, these different …

… owned or un-owned. The clearest example of this is fresh water. In some countries, freshwater resources are un-owned. Where surface- and ground-waters are plentiful, for example, they … about the continuing excludability of the good. them. Water companies may convert unowned water to an owned good, …

… A facility must usually get a permit to discharge “process water” into a river, or even onto land (where it will seep … will contain certain conditions regarding the treatment of water before dis- charge. Thereafter, the holder of a permit … his facility is in compliance with the condi- tions of his water discharge permit. Such a statement may be almost …

… to in Annex 1 to this Agreement belong.’ 113 On the surface, this option does not appear to provide a discount. … operations (less than five) so as to impart stability, water solubility, etc. 44 ‘Derivative’ means any discrete … at a depth of approximate- ly 2,700 m below the land surface) (Boone et al. 1995). • Halophiles or salt-loving …

… Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, with a particular focus on matters related … impact that agriculture may have on the environment (e.g. water, energy, pesticides and herbicides) should become an … as well as economic benefits. Space should be seen not as surface area, but as the place in which many different kinds …

… the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. � In its … of living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof and … Issues likely to dominate these discussions, which already surface in an analysis of the text of Article 10, include:1 � …