Search results

Explore only content tagged with
7 Results
Sorted by relevance

Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… / IUCN Global Marine Programme Maritime traffic effects on biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea Volume 1 - Review of … cover.indd 2 16/9/08 13:35:23 Maritime traffic effects on biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea Volume 1 - Review of … identified as the principal causes of marine biodiversity loss and thus priorities for conservation intervention. The …
17 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… Conventions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity … 101 Loss of income … 105 Loss of intrinsic value and the moral dimension … ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in … the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction …
17 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… FoProBiM - Foundation for the Protection of Marine Biodiversity FUNDEMAR - Dominican Foundation of Marine … degraded by overuse and anthropogenic impacts resulting in loss of biodiversity and loss of natural storm buffers such as corals …
17 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics

… end up on beaches (Lee 2014) with much potential for loss in shoreline aesthetics. A study in South Africa found … £5.48 billion in 2013, this would amount to a substantial loss (Lee 2014). An analysis of 21 Asia-Pacific Economic … has a time-based goal to maintain and protect marine biodiversity by 2020. It aims to do so by improving …
17 May 2026 Document

Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources

… application & maintenance 36 6 6 Personal care products: loss during use 37 6 7 Plastic Pellets: manufacturing, … ocean each year. This is impacting our planet’s precious biodiversity and damaging the fragile ecosystems upon which … / yeAR OF PlASTIC SOuRCeS WORlD COnSumPTIOn InTenTIOnAl lOSS ReFeRenCeS 257,000 nO Plastics europe (2007) 42,534 nO …
17 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… risk research and analytics, catastrophe risk models, and loss prevention measures. There are many examples of … ecosystem services, especially in the preservation of biodiversity – make them increasingly attractive and … degradation and mitigate the effects of drought; the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; and efforts to secure land tenure under …
17 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… can Chemistry Council to reduce pellet, flake, and powder loss by resin producers; and JPIF, n.d. 72 Cal. Water Code § … habitats where there were none, revitalize areas where biodiversity and fisheries have been depleted, but they may … focus_areas/ecosystems_and_biodiversity/ projects/haiti---strengthening-the-adap- …
17 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX