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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in … Target 11 By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, … for biodiversity, and of terrestrial, marine and inland water systems Trends in the delivery of ecosystem …
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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… force plants and animals to breed with close relatives 2. Inland waters ecosystems 5. Latin America and the Caribbean … by water pollution. Almost one quarter of the world’s inland water fish species are found in Latin America and the … pressures come from tourism and unplanned urban expansion, inland contamination and aquaculture. Attempts to safeguard …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… flood control, nutrient cycles etc.8, 9 For example, a wetland’s ecosystem services would include water regulation, … of electricity, while water resources also support the inland food fishery. From a business perspective water is … Sri Lanka are categorised into three broad categories: (i) inland natural freshwater wetlands (e.g. rivers, streams, …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has … restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in … restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… (e.g. Natural Parks Basic Plan, National Master Plan for Wetland Conservation, and Ecosystem/Landscape Conservation … the most ambitious globally. Taiwan has linked all its inland terrestrial national parks and a few other PAs to a … in particular for mountains, steep slopes and coastal and inland wetlands. Better intersectoral coordination will …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… the management of water resources and the maintenance of inland water biodiversity. The absence of effective … GEO 3. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Azraq Wetland Reserve in Jordan • In 1978, the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature established the Azraq Wetland Reserve to conserve the invaluable oasis located in …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… 213 Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use ................. 217 … to more than one MEA on which States could report on (e.g. inland waters, invasive species, protected areas); n the … to all five conventions. These issues are: climate change, inland water, invasive alien species, and sustainable use. …
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Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… bureau established under Article 8. The boundaries of each wetland shall be precisely described and also delimited on a … at any season should be included. 3. The inclusion of a wetland in the List does not prejudice the exclusive … context of the status and trends of marine, coastal and inland wetlands, drawing upon the results of the Millennium …
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