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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity

… effect, to the consequent detriment of the particularly vulnerable marine environment of the Special Area. Achieving … or scientific attributes where such attributes may be vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities. In … the uniqueness, significance and diversity of the regional ecosystem. The region has one of the most heavily trafficked …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Brochure - Sustainable Ocean Initiative

… managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoid- ed, … no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable eco- systems and the impacts of fisheries on … anthro- pogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… for example, in the development of the so-called "ecosystem approach" by the Conference of the Parties to the … "special protection areas" for the conservation of vulnerable species of birds. These protected area … at all sectors and impacts simultaneously). • Coast is vulnerable to cumulative impacts of upstream activities. • …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… to engage in the recently emerging holistic notion of ecosystem-based fisheries management. Article 62 contains a … not authorized to proceed, identification and closure of vulnerable marine ecosystems, such as, seamounts, … UNGA was banning bottom-trawling in areas identified as vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). UNGA reviewed progress …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

… bottom fisheries five areas of the high seas identified as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) that substantially …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Seas Agreements

… Sea is a virtually closed ocean that is highly vulnerable to pollution. Rapid expansion of large cities …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

… general principles, such as the precautionary and ecosystem approaches for the conservation and management of … deep-sea fisheries in the high seas and the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems. Assistance to developing States …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… . . 13 1.2.3. Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) Mechanisms ... … Programme UNGA United Nations General Assembly VME vulnerable marine ecosystem 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Challenges … aimed at the conservation of non-target species and vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). The provisions on marine …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater