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… has provided a platform for countries to share air quality management experiences, good practices and lessons learned. A … deaths due to a reduction in toxic fumes, mainly in coastal communities in the developing world (Seas at Risk … more than 570,000 additional premature deaths, mostly in coastal communities (International Maritime Organization …

… pharmaceuticals, such as antibiotics used for livestock management. These degrade soil biodiversity and functioning, … 2013). Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 1.4 Marine and coastal pollution Oceans and coastal waters receive a large percentage of their waste and …

… 3.2 Objectives of biodiversity management … breakdown of wastes, flood control, storm and coastal protection, soil formation and conservation, … would require large investments - if not present - such as coastal protection by dunes or mangroves; • Social values: …

… whole array of actors involved in land-use and pollution management has to be involved in groundwater quality … in the water or subsoil (e.g. arsenic or fluoride). In coastal areas sinking groundwater tables due to over … quality can degrade when sea water ingresses in coastal areas due to rising marine levels caused by climate …

… occur within the exclusive economic zone of two or more coastal states, these States shall seek, either directly or … is titled “Highly migratory species” and provides: “The coastal states and other States whose nationals fish in the … Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory …

… pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of … in enabling and guiding actions and including pollution management into development agendas, states and local … originate on land or upstream and find their way to the coastal and marine environment through rivers, waterways, and …

… to different parts of the world. In South Africa, the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal is an extremely … of in- ternational governance structures for chemicals management. The sixth Course was hosted by UNEP in Kenya in … for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, Barcelona, 10 June 1995, …

… issues, and we have developed our decision-making and management systems so that we can go farther. MEAs have … the implementation of the programme of work on marine and coastal biological diversity – paragraph 2 – Endorses the … and ad hoc coalition of 43 small island and low-lying coastal States In the UNFCCC process. These nations are …

… for implementing CITES: – designate at least a Management Authority & a Scientific Authority – prohibit … establishing zero quotas, adopting regulations and/or management plans • Scientific Committees monitor and … Waters Biodiversity • Island Biodiversity • Marine and Coastal Biodiversity • Mountain Biodiversity Cross-cutting …

… into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste within Africa (Bamako … (SIDS) coalition consists of small island and low-lying coastal states. SIDS members are united by similar … Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northeast Pacific (Antigua …