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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… Overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union’s Overseas … measuring the breadth of the territorial sea) is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large- scale charts … part II, section 2) The territorial sea is a belt of water not exceeding 12 nm in width measured from the …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… on Alien Invasive Species, prepared by IUCN-The World Conservation Union. 2. The Guide is being circulated in the … Frameworks on Alien Invasive Species IUCN - The World Conservation Union IUCN - The World Conservation Union was … Box 6. Ballast Water … 18 Box 13. Water Hyacinth …
Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II
… growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation.” 16 U.S.C. § 1531(a)(1), (2) (2015). … a poultry processor pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act and the ESA after it discharged polluted storm water into the adjacent San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. …
International biofouling
… introduction of unwanted aquatic organisms from ballast water; FURTHER RECALLING that Member States of the IMO … for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004; FURTHER RECALLING that the Marine … species through biofouling from ships threatens the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity; …
Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species
… on Biofuels and Invasive Species INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28 … availability of resources (light, nutrients, space, water), aiding establishment and spread. • Ecosystems are … requirements and are able to access deep sub-surface water sources in dry areas. they are also nitrogen fixing and …
Protection of primary forests, including intact forest landscapes
… landscapes, are irreplaceable in terms of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services including clean water; FURTHER NOTING that intact forest landscapes in … Team's continued work through 2016 and beyond; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Hawai‘i, United …
Assessing the global applicability of the concept of ancient forests as understood in European forest policy and management
… oxygen production, carbon sequestration and storage, water purification and air quality improvement; NOTING the … regarding forest and landscape management; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Hawai‘i, United … i. integrate ancient forest as a criterion in biodiversity conservation and land management policies (e.g. establishing …