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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… sector, with a positive impact on sustainable forest management.4 4. In 2005, the most recent year for which data … the major concerns facing Andean countries. 3. Marine and coastal ecosystems 8. A large percentage of the region’s … and its development activities are concentrated in the coastal area. This concentration of population and activities …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… title is to make provision for ‘the protection and xii management and enhancement of the environment; for the … 52 Biodiversity and Protected Areas 53 Marine and Coastal Environment 56 1.3.2 Transboundary Environmental … Provisions of the NEA 85 2.6 Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment 87 2.6.1 Coast Conservation Act (CCA) 87 …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… has provided a platform for countries to share air quality management experiences, good practices and lessons learned. A … deaths due to a reduction in toxic fumes, mainly in coastal communities in the developing world (Seas at Risk … more than 570,000 additional premature deaths, mostly in coastal communities (International Maritime Organization …
Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan
… mission is to promote the establishment and effective management of a worldwide representative network of … promotion and better management .........24 4.4 Coastal MPAs … efforts in establishing transboundary PAs and marine and coastal PAs (MPAs), capitalising on the importance of sacred …
State of Biodiversity in West Asia
… that harnesses a variety of terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems and associated habitats. The West Asian … ecosystems and act as models for effective sustainable management, while offering opportunities to promote awareness … peninsula is characterized by oases, springs, swamps, coastal sabkhas (salty mudflats) and human-made water bodies …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory … and regular inter-agency co operation mechanism on coastal and ocean issues and paragraph 30(f) for the … distribution, nationals of developing States, whether coastal, land-locked or geographically disadvantaged, shall …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… been expanded in number and extent, both on land and in coastal waters. In Eastern and Southern Africa, 14.6 per cent … of migratory species which appear on a seasonal basis. The coastal areas of Egypt are situated along extremely important … these shared areas, underscoring the need for cooperative management strategies among neighboring countries (UNEP, Geo …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… on Persistent Organic Pollutants and others) Sound management of chemicals and wastes and related impacts on the … including marine debris and nutrient pollution Index of coastal eutrophication and floating plastic debris density … 14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, …
The human right to water and sanitation
… environmental provisions that relate to the protection and management of water (mismanagement and/or depletion of … thus requires the integrated management of water, land and coastal areas; ALSO CONVINCED of the vital role of ecosystem … to the integrated management of water resources, land and coastal ecosystems; and c. strengthen governance arrangements …
IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement
… biomass, forests and oceans as well as other terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems; encourage action to … degradation and the role of conservation and sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon … mitigation programmatic work including on forests, oceans, coastal ecosystems, wetlands, mountains, water basins and …