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… and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and … 12 October 1940) l Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears (Oslo, 15 November 1973) l Convention on … Source 161 UNTS 193 Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears Place and date Oslo, 15 November 1973 …

… 5 1.3.1 The polar … Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (1979), Polar Bear Agreement (1973), and the Convention on Biological … for the maintenance of the region’s ecological system and biodiversity; respect the Arctic’s significance for and … regulation. They are places of unique and rich biodiversity, cultural diversity within largely traditional …

… 55 Deep Seabed Biodiversity — III.D.1. … failures in the reproductive systems of marine mam- mals (polar bears, beluga whales), penguins, and seabirds as well … to pollution from ves- sels, such as semi-enclosed or polar seas, MARPOL 73/78 provides for the establishment of …

… for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity, identifying their legal, institutional and … 17 supra, pp. 12-13 and 29. 33 Ibid., p. 15. 34 Norwegian Polar Institute, Best Practices in Ecosystem-Based Oceans … and D.R. Rothwell (eds), The Law of the Sea and the Polar Regions: Interactions between Global and Regional …

… and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive … and ecosystem service markets (e.g. carbon and biodiversity). Economic and social benefits Pastoralism … benefits can include maintaining productive rangeland biodiversity, such as pastures and shrubs, and protecting …

… culminating in the recognition, by the adoption of the Biodiversity Convention, that: n biological diversity … protected areas has come with the recognition that biodiversity is also crucial for human survival. As noted by Bernie and Boyle, ‘biodiversity is a non-renewable resource’.22 Along with this …

… being promoted as a methodology that integrates the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into an overall strategy … coastal, inland water, forest, dryland, island, mountain, polar, cultivated, and urban. Inland waters include permanent … at p. 29. 8 atmosphere. This definition usually excludes polar regions and high mountain areas, which can also be …