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… Course to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity Book: Book - Unit 1 - Introduction … activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific …

… 62 5.2.3 Poorly-adapted Legal Regimes for Land Tenure and Resource Use 64 5.2.4 Jurisdictional and Institutional … Powers 118 9.2.2 Under-representation of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas 121 9.2.3 Relationship Between Strict … the umbrella term used to denote diversity within species (genetic diversity), between species and between ecosystems. …

… agreed targets are for 17% of terrestrial land and 10% of marine areas to be protected. However, while working towards … Partner (Ramsar) ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IUCN International … environmental conservation, sustainable development and resource use, and engagement and benefit sharing with local …

… and seagrass beds, but also coral reefs and other marine areas no deeper than six metres at low tide, as well … and audits, land-use planning, coastal management, water resource management or pollution control. At the local level, … more comprehensive treatment than wetland habitats and genetic resources); • measures for sustainable use (e.g., …

… to be made before funding and for the sustained use of the resource to be ensured. The needs of developed countries … or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed … It could also (iv) be of special value in maintaining genetic and ecological diversity or (v) play a major role as …

… wetlands, meaning they are found nowhere else on Earth. S Genetic variation – safeguarding the variety of life in … freshwater amphibians, 72% of freshwater turtles, 86% of marine turtles, 43% of crocodilians and 27% of coral …

… and seagrass beds, but also coral reefs and other marine areas no deeper than six metres at low tide, as well … species. Wetlands are also important storehouses of plant genetic material. Rice, for example, which is a common … international cooperation. In sum, wetlands constitute a resource of great economic, cultural, scientific and …