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Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… comprise areas within national jurisdiction, such as the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental … to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, described as the territorial sea. This area typically extends 12 nautical … sources include operational discharges such as bilge water discharges, but not the operation of a vessel for the …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… certain obligations: ! In its internal waters and the territorial sea, the coastal State exercises sovereignty over … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. ! In its … mile (M) = 1852mContiguous ZoneTerritorial Sea Baseline Territorial Sea Limited enforcement zone 24M12M 200M …
21 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… loss; (2) the downstream community can build an adequate water treatment plant at its own cost; (3) the polluter may …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… define other resources possessing such attributes, such as water, minerals, wildlife, hydrocarbons, and the mar- itime … these issues arise outside of the source country's territorial jurisdiction. Obviously, in a transboundary … national monitoring and oversight Even in areas where territorial jurisdiction is clear, experience has generally …
21 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… certain obligations: � In its internal waters and the territorial sea, the coastal State exercises sovereignty over … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. � In its … mile (M) = 1852mContiguous ZoneTerritorial Sea Baseline Territorial Sea Limited enforcement zone 24M12M 200M …
21 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD

… owned or un-owned. The clearest example of this is fresh water. In some countries, freshwater resources are un-owned. … about the continuing excludability of the good. them. Water companies may convert unowned water to an owned good, by distributing it through drink- ing …
21 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX