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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 … mining Tourism and infrastructure development Fisheries Invasive alien species Climate change 3. Definition of marine … and indiscriminate fishing practices, marine pollution, invasive alien species and climate change. Industrial and …
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 … States. 22.1 Commentary Alien or new species that become invasive are considered to be a major direct driver of … states’. 357 Convention on Biological Diversity, ‘Invasive Alien Species – Status, impacts and trends of alien …
Vessel-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… lost cargo 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 …
Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions
… Site-specific • 1971 Ramsar •1972 WHC Species-specific •1973 CITES •1979 CMS Holistic approach … Assessment • Assessment, Monitoring and Indicators • Invasive Alien Species • Liability and Redress - Article … Protected areas • Rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems • Invasive alien species (h) Art. 9: ex situ conservation Art. …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… 1971), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species and the International Association for Impact … apace as a result of habitat change, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and many … chemicals, (v) disturbance, (vi) introduction of invasive, alien and/or genetically modified species, (vii) …
Convention on Biological Diversity
… to components of biodiversity (for example a particular species or habitat) as well as to processes and activities … the introduction of, controlling or eradicating alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats or species. … to ecosystem function and biodiversity. Target 9: By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and …
Regional Sea Agreements
… Biological Diversity and Ecosystems has four elements: 1. Species and habitats: assessments and development of measures to protect and conserve species and habitats included on the OSPAR List of Threatened … It pays especial attention to the introduction of alien invasive species and reminds Parties of the obligation of …
Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a … lost cargo and equipment, sewage, garbage, fumes and invasive exotic species. Dumping is the deliberate disposal of wastes at sea. …
Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution
… seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a … lost cargo and equipment, sewage, garbage, fumes and invasive exotic species. Dumping is the deliberate disposal of wastes at sea. …