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… serious threats to marine biodiversity are degradation and loss of habitats, overexploitation and indiscriminate fishing …

… and preserve rare or fragile ecosystems, as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species, in the … Specially Protected Areas (SPAs) and reducing the loss of marine and coastal biodiversity. …

… of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) … on Wetlands of International Importance as Waterfowl Habitat, Feb. 2, 1971, T.I.A.S. 11084, 996 U.N.T.S. 245 … placed upon water by its various users, and the rate of loss of biodiversity in them surpasses that from other major …

… downstream rivers, affecting land use productivity due to loss of natural sediment depositions, and loss of fish … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (adopted 2 February 1971, entered into force 21 … and litter. (3) physical alteration, including habitat modification and destruction, in areas of concern. …

… partners rose to the challenge of revers- ing biodiversity loss, which is occurring at an unprecedented rate—up to 1000 …

… context. In 2001, the IWC recognized the importance of habitat protection and integrated coastal zone management for … taken of the high risks to over-exploitation and thereby loss to marine biodiversity. The moratorium will not be …

… of social and economic consequences that can flow from the loss of healthy ecosystems demonstrates that freshwater …

… born on land, involving direct manipulation of the habitat and population as well as of human activity with a … obligations on “rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … efforts in just a few regions will still not prevent loss of marine biodiversity at the global level. One of the …