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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… 7.4 in Thematic Work Area 6 (Wetlands and Water Resources Management) includes a review of the role of wetlands in … and positive implications for wetlands and wetland ecosystem services. In this Note, the STRP provides an … increased demand for water storage. • Wetlands and wetland ecosystem services can be negatively impacted by dams and …
19 Jun 2026 Document

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

… by: IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation Publication Management: Chadi Abi Faraj Printed by: Solprint, Mijas … decline in biodiversity and irreparable alterations to ecosystem functions. The capacity of oceans to recover from global perturbations and, thus, to maintain ecosystem goods and services is rapidly weakening. Climate …
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Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas

… of living marine resources, and habitat degradation. Management action against invasive species aims to: • Prevent … They also disrupt ecological processes and compromise ecosystem services such as flood attenuation and shore … rates and reducing seawater exchange it causes further ecosystem deg- radation, threatening the region’s important …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Directives pour l’élaboration d’une stratégie nationale de gestion des eaux de ballast (version française)

… bien au-delà de leur étendue indigène. Le Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) a constaté que durant le siècle … Source: Global Invasive Species Programme, Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. 8 La propagation des EEE est un … tels que la recherche, la gestion de l’information et du management, l’éducation et l’assistance, et les éléments de …
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Marine Pollution and Ballast Waters

… Sea Areas 2. International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments Objective and scope Management of Ballast Water Further guidance for uniform … 2. International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments The water …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater