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

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 93 Integrated coastal management law Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management FOREWORD More than a decade ago the Food … occur, has sometimes caused devastating damage to marine biodiversity, and local economies. This appears to be …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… Chapter 20. Biodiversity Planning Law Summary … all forests have been cleared; • more than 60 per cent of coastal wetlands in southern and eastern Australia have been … encrusted on their hulls. These species damage marine and coastal environments.31 In the past decade, a great deal of …
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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 … (e.g., national environmental action plans or national biodiversity strategies and action plans)3. 2. As part of … broad definition (Article 2.1). applies to inland and coastal wetlands: “areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, …
22 Jun 2026 Document

UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… the regions. These sectors include: agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, fisheries and marine/coastal areas, sustainable tourism, energy and climate … 100 3.3 Biodiversity … 108 3.5 Marine/Coastal
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … Green infrastructure includes forests, rivers, coastal zones, parks, eco-corridors and other natural or … protected areas such as floodplain areas, wetlands, coastal areas, natural forests, etc.; • natural landscape …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… environmental, health, and economic threats to oceans and coastal ecosystems. It also presents a unique legal and … is discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment.”1 This definition includes items … habitats where there were none, revitalize areas where biodiversity and fisheries have been depleted, but they may …
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Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… related policy frameworks such as the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. The ability of countries and communities to … of biodiversity in EIAs and SEAs in marine and coastal areas (CBD COP decision XI/18). At the 13th meeting … to ensure conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity by implementing relevant tools, …
22 Jun 2026 Literature

Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… places in the world, characterized by their outstanding biodiversity, ecosystems, geology or superb natural … the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and … land and water-use plans, the provision and regulation of coastal defences, maritime traffic and drainage. Key threats …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity 1.4 The Convention on Access to Information, … research programmes, to protect terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and species, while ensuring … at least four must be educated or experienced in ocean and coastal resource conservation (16 USC 3702). The foundation …
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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… HEALTH V. FOOD SAFETY VI. INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY VII. LIVING MODIFIED ORGANISMS VIII. OTHER … areas in some European countries, 1980 (E* F* S*) 21. Coastal state requirements for foreign fishing has been … agrofroncières en Afrique francophone, 1996 (F) 57. Coastal state requirements for foreign fishing has been …
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