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… first offshore MPA 214 Box III(2)-3: New Zealand’s MPAs—coastal versus deepwater zones 215 Box III(2)-4: Great … 217 Box III(2)-6: CBD Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity—MPAs and national legislation 231 Box … as birds ecologically dependent on wetlands). Listing a wetland under the Ramsar Convention gives it the status of a …

… Intersect with all CBD Thematic Areas 17 4.1 Marine and Coastal Biodiversity 17 4.2 Inland Waters Biodiversity 19 4.3 … The habitats of migratory species are found in marine and coastal ecosystems, inland waters ecosystems, forest … sustain migratory species populations. For example, the wetland habitats of the Siberian crane are increasingly …

… earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has … biomass, forests and oceans as well as other terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems; (e) Cooperate in preparing for … develop and elaborate appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and …

… including marine debris and nutrient pollution Index of coastal eutrophication and floating plastic debris density … 14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, … Target 14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and …

… next 50 years. Rivers carry most land-based impacts into coastal areas and the oceans, thereby threatening other … in the disruption of the food web.35 Of the more than 950 wetland-dependent bird species found around the world, 203 … 10–20 per cent global increase in river nitrogen flows to coastal ecosystems, continuing the trend of an increase of 29 …

… comprising rain-, surface- and ground waters, and coastal and marine waters. The importance of environmental … also include the necessary links between river basin and coastal water resources management. The Environmental Law … held, occupied or required for the purpose of irrigation. Wetland: (South Africa): means land which is transitional …

… used on land, the requirement to create protected areas in coastal and marine areas has become standard; n standard also … areas and can be described as areas of terrestrial and coastal/marine ecosystems where, through appropriate zoning … “it should as far as possible compensate for any loss of wetland resources, and in particular it should create …

… 213 Small Grants Fund for Wetland Conservation and Wise Use ................. 217 … for cooperation in preventing pollution of the marine and coastal environment in the region. The two current protocols … planning, including at the integrated river basin and coastal zone scales. This is necessary since broad-scale …

… and ad hoc coalition of 43 small island and low-lying coastal States In the UNFCCC 12 process. These nations are … components, processes and services that characterise the wetland at a given point in time. Economic Instruments One of … scales for the reduction of the environmental hotspots in coastal areas”). 50 who furthermore have maintained, at least …

… protein and moderates global climatic change. Marine and coastal areas are home to a wide variety of ecosystems, for … demographic trends of increasing population densities in coastal areas pose further problems to the marine … only increase pressure on the utilization of resources in coastal areas but are also a continuously growing strain on …