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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… Article explanation of the text of this global framework instrument. In so doing, the Guide explains the meaning and … parties – watercourse state and others 84 2.1.6 Regional economic organisations 85 2.1.7 Natural and legal persons 85 … 261 34.1.2 All states formula 262 34.1.3 Regional economic integration organisations 262 34.3 Additional …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… 3-4 July 2014 Governance Paper For environmental and economic reasons, this document is printed in a limited … jurisdiction COP Conference of the Parties EEZ exclusive economic zone EIA environmental impact assessment EU European … The main differences between an RFMO’s constitutive instrument and an Arrangement are that the latter does not …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… part IV ‘Archipelagic States,’ part V ‘Exclusive Economic Zone,’ part VI ‘Continental Shelf,’ part VII ‘High … 17. Coastal states are also entitled to an Exclusive Economic Zone (“EEZ”) with a maximum width of 200 nautical … taking a decision on the development of an international instrument under the Convention. Soon after, the General …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Conference of the Parties DRP Danube Regional Project ECE Economic Commission for Europe ENSO El Niño Southern … Partnership Organisation ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICPDR International … Treaty (Amazon Treaty), forms the overall legal instrument for cooperation and transboundary water management …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… will therefore inevitably lead to over-exploitation and economic inefficiency and ultimately to conflict at the … significantly to the collapse of fisheries, with massive economic and social impacts. The Caspian Sea is presently …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Convention), which was concluded under the auspices of the Economic Commission of Europe (UNECE) at Helsinki. The … African Development Community (SADC) is a regional economic community that has the goal of promoting the … interested in a specific arrangement has to check that instrument directly. …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

… considered to be the most important legally binding global instrument to be adopted for the conservation and management … and squid, occur both within a country’s exclusive economic zone and in the adjacent high sea area. Pursuant to …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Sea Agreements

… biological resources. It is intended to serve as a legal instrument for developing, harmonising and enforcing … the habitats of threatened species and species of economic/cultural importance, including limiting the impacts …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

… and ecosystem health, as well as the resulting economic and social benefits. In parallel, some of the … monitoring of progress; to support resource efficiency and economic development through waste prevention; to increase …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Document: the London Convention and Protocol - Their role and contribution to the protection of the Marine Environment

… of pollution control, including policy, legal, compliance, economic, scientific, and technical issues. The benefits of …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater