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Regional Sea Agreements

… Biological Diversity and Ecosystems has four elements: 1. Species and habitats: assessments and development of measures … species and habitats included on the OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats; 2. Marine … or fragile ecosystems, as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species, in the Convention area.” …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Convention on Biological Diversity

… to components of biodiversity (for example a particular species or habitat) as well as to processes and activities … species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts … for life history stages of species 3. Importance for threatened, endangered or declining species and/or habitats …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Vessel-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and equipment, sewage, garbage, fumes and invasive exotic species. Oil pollution comprises about 71% of vessel-based … http://www.informea.org/terms/invasive-species 2. International Maritime Organization An …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… reading 180 Article 22 | Introduction of Alien or New Species 181 22.1 Commentary 181 22.2 Application 182 22.3 … unless they consider that they have been injured or are threatened, and there is no reason to believe that their … did not constitute a ‘grave and imminent peril’ which threatened the state’s interests.453 The court held that the …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… and the Carnivoria (sea otters and polar bears and the species belonging to the Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walruses)). As most commentators regard the species coverage of the International Convention for the … the aboriginal subsistence whaling quota it sought and threatened to begin issuing its own quota allocations – and …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… 129 INTRODUCTION OF RESPROUTER SPECIES TO INCREASE RESILIENCE OF MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEMS TO … host ecosystem. Furthermore, the results indicated that threatened species showed high vulnerability to climate … is a highly palatable range species and continuously threatened by overgrazing. Unlike S. vermiculata the model …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies

… mandate focus in the management of tuna and tuna-like species. The fisheries bodies established under article VI(1) … Many RBFs take account of associated and dependent species as required by the UNCLOS Convention but only CCAMLR … Preamble and article IV of 1966 ICCAT stipulate that the species covered by the Convention are the tuna and tuna-like …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Brochure - Sustainable Ocean Initiative

… recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable eco- systems and the impacts of …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… of the sea-bed and subsoil together with sedentary species, such as clams and abalone, as provided in article … of artificial islands and fishing, except for sedentary species on a coastal state’s juridical (legal) continental … or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and other forms of marine …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers

… is currently a major cause of the loss of red list species. It stimulates dominant species such as grasses, bushes, algae and nettle. Reducing … effective than additional nature management to protect threatened species. There are many cost-effective ammonia …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere