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Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… contents 1. Why protecting the marine environment? Endemic species Other uses 2. Impact of human activities Industrial … Tourism and infrastructure development Fisheries Invasive alien species Climate change 3. Definition of marine … fishing practices, marine pollution, invasive alien species and climate change. Industrial and agricultural …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… The specific obligations related to pollution, alien species, and the marine environment include that States must … measures necessary to prevent the introduction of species, alien or new, into international watercourses” (article 22) …
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 … ... the intentional or accidental introduction of species, alien or new, to a particular part of the marine environment, … from” are intended to qualify the introduction of new or alien species as ‘pollution of the marine environment’ or at …
Convention on Biological Diversity
… to components of biodiversity (for example a particular species or habitat) as well as to processes and activities … preventing the introduction of, controlling or eradicating alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats or species. … function and biodiversity. Target 9: By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, …
Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions
… Site-specific • 1971 Ramsar •1972 WHC Species-specific •1973 CITES •1979 CMS Holistic approach … • Assessment, Monitoring and Indicators • Invasive Alien Species • Liability and Redress - Article 14(2) • … areas • Rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems • Invasive alien species (h) Art. 9: ex situ conservation Art. 10: …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… human activities on habitats for important and endangered species and important ecosystem services for human benefits … accidental oil spills, nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from ballast water,2 among others. Overfishing … and the intentional or accidental introduction or new or alien species (article 196(1)). These issues are discussed …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… 1971), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species and the International Association for Impact … chemicals, (v) disturbance, (vi) introduction of invasive, alien and/or genetically modified species, (vii) restoration. … thermal or noise emissions, introduction of invasive alien species or genetically modified organisms, or change in …