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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

… of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the … a result of efforts in establishing transboundary PAs and marine and coastal PAs (MPAs), capitalising on the importance … land- and seascape, and relevant sectors, by applying the ecosystem approach and taking into account ecological …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). However, … the century, while continuing to protect the ozone layer. Ecosystem impacts: Averting dangerous climate change and … “the prevention and significant reduction of all kinds of marine pollution, in particular from land-based activities, …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… beds and coral reefs, all of which provide a wide array of ecosystem services and ecological corridors for migratory … commercially used for medicinal purposes (EOAR, 2010).3 Marine resources represent a major source of protein for … open, semi-closed and closed oceanic water bodies and marine habitats. All its water bodies except the Dead Sea …
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Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale

… et à plus de 90% dans d’autres pays. Voir Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, Ecosystems and Human Well- Being, … d’Abidjan Alida Assemboni-Ogunjimi* La zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre constitue un espace … à l’environnement marin, énumère, les sources de pollution marine susceptibles d’être maîtrisées. Elle définit également …
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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… and least developed countries of the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of … Goal 14 (conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development) and Goal 15 … has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity Trends in incidence of …
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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… of the value of this biodiversity and of its associated ecosystem services, a number of protected areas have 1 UNEP, … thus, between 1990 and 2008 the number of gazetted marine and terrestrial protected areas in Latin America and … two of the major concerns facing Andean countries. 3. Marine and coastal ecosystems 8. A large percentage of the …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… 50 Disasters 52 Biodiversity and Protected Areas 53 Marine and Coastal Environment 56 1.3.2 Transboundary … Relevant Provisions of the NEA 85 2.6 Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment 87 2.6.1 Coast Conservation … However, unsustainable use, disasters, pollution, loss of ecosystem services and the health implications of …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… of fauna. Earlier agreements also dealt with a particular ecosystem, such as oceans. Conceivably this latter matter is … natural resources – such as wildlife, air and the marine environment. Examples include the 1971 Convention on … Convention), the1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… ment and population pressures on both terrestrial and marine environments, there is an urgent need for improved … diversity in situ and ex situ, including through ecosystem management and land use policies, as well as for … southern Australia). In addition, at least 55 species of marine fish and invertebrates, plus several seaweeds, have …
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State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

… poses a direct challenge to the resilience of the regional ecosystem. The serious effects of these activities are … areas, while North and Central Asia has the lowest. Where marine protected areas are concerned, the area designated as … 6 million square kilometres of ocean and will support marine-based industries and livelihoods necessary for food …
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