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

… Brief- ing Note are: to bring relevant issues related to water storage to the attention of Contract- ing Parties and … 2009- 2012, task 7.4 in Thematic Work Area 6 (Wetlands and Water Resources Management) includes a review of the role of … ‘environmental flows’ is becoming everyday language in the conservation community, it is a new and baffling concept to …
19 Jun 2026 Document

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

… review is a contribution of the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Science Group of the IUCN Global and … between high-spill areas and oil contamination in water, sediments and biota … beings. However, since sound travels five times faster in water than in air, and since the density of water transmits …
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Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas

… or movement of listed species, and appropriate ballast water management. Border controls are designed to stop … biofouling hitchhikers or as stowaways in ships’ ballast water. The opening of new canals and seaways between … Janeiro. The Convention establishes three objectives: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

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

… 7SR Royaume-Uni et l’UICN (Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature) Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland Suisse … institutions. Cela inclut “Guidelines for National Ballast Water Status Assessments”, “Guidelines for Economic … Regional Seas Programme. 68pp GloBallast, 2004. Ballast Water Treatment R&D Directory. November 2004. IMO London. …
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International biofouling

… introduction of unwanted aquatic organisms from ballast water; FURTHER RECALLING that Member States of the IMO … for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004; FURTHER RECALLING that the Marine … species through biofouling from ships threatens the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity; …
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