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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… as marshes, peatlands, floodplains, rivers and lakes, and coastal areas such as saltmarshes, mangroves, and seagrass … broad definition (Article 2.1). applies to inland and coastal wetlands: “areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, … authorities; e) jurisdictional constraints on ecosystem management of river basins and coastal areas; f) …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… to specific conditions as provided in article 47. A coastal state’s sovereignty within its territorial sea and … living and non-living resources therein. It also gives the coastal state practically unlimited jurisdiction to prescribe … to engage in the recently emerging holistic notion of ecosystem-based fisheries management. Article 62 contains a …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 99 5.7.2. Protecting the watercourse and ecosystem … are increasingly becoming polluted and salinised in some coastal areas, particularly as sea levels rise. Alterations … surface water basins, groundwater basins, and coastal and marine systems to enable the sharing of benefits …
Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies
… Living Resources Objectives and scope Geographical scope Ecosystem approach Conservation measures Institutional … stocks are not confined to the maritime zones of a single coastal state, management and conservation needs to take … but only CCAMLR and the IBSFC take a more holistic, ecosystem-oriented approach. Some RFBs are in the process or …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… 38 Table 12. Summary of direct and indirect markets for ecosystem services and potential for growth 43 Table 13. … Conservation Union JI Joint Implementation MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee … important driver for change in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems and mainly concerns synthetic nitrogen and …