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Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
… adverse effects of human activities. The OSPAR maritime area, as defined in Article 1(a) of the Convention, includes … OSPAR Ministers agreed to establish of a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) and, in 2003, recommended the … evaluation of the potential impact of shipping on marine protected areas in order to understand any potential benefit …
UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders
… IV) which identified human rights emerging priority area; and Assembly Resolution 2/19 on the Midterm review of … Support the responsible management patterns, including in protected and environmental rule of law • Request government … management of natural resources, production and protected areas, through strong institutions, effective law; …
Regional Sea Agreements
… The OSPAR Commission 3. Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region … Sea Against Pollution 5. Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean … of the ecosystems and biological diversity of the maritime area,’ while Appendix 3 contains ‘criteria for identifying …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … else; in these situations such biodiversity must be protected since it cannot be replaced and may have unknown … services in terms of maintaining biodiversity: - Protected areas: depending on the legal provisions in a …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the area of chemicals and waste management. Box 4: Strategic … from Land-Based Sources and Activities (1996) • Specially Protected Area and Biodiversity Protocol: Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean …
A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law
… contamination (Water Act, 2011). In Palestine, zoning of “protected water areas” is available to generically protect … Regarding Water Allocation and Re-Allocation This is the area of water law where “greening” has emerged later in time. … under Spain’s Water Act (2001), an area can be zoned as “protected aquifer area” to protect groundwater from …
E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution
… discuss the use of land surface zoning and the creation of protected areas, which are often used for critical areas of … operation, monitoring and inspections of the landfill area and storage tanks apply. EIA are included in the … necessary to adequately determine the wellhead protection area. Another example can be found in the detailed provisions …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… the regime for the exploitation of the deep sea-bed in the area in part XI of UNCLOS. An important group of developed … Shelf,’ part VII ‘High Seas,’ and part XI ‘The Area.’ Of the remaining thematic parts, part XII ‘Protection … such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas 3. Environmental impact assessments (EIAs); …