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Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

… in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction An Example of Regional Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North- East … use of marine biological diversity, including the protection of marine ecosystems in the North-East Atlantic. …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… U N EP Global Programme of Action …for the Protection of the Marine Environment from … litter, and physical alteration and destruction of habitat.” The commitment was made under the auspices of the … Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … them with an income. Endemic species The need for the protection and preservation of marine biodiversity is … examines the current international legal regime for the protection and preservation of marine biodiversity, with a …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Sea Agreements

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … 1. Introduction Global Action Plans 2. Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East … and preserve rare or fragile ecosystems, as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species, in the …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Convention on Biological Diversity

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … of biodiversity (for example a particular species or habitat) as well as to processes and activities carried out … or biologically significant marine areas in need of protection in open-ocean waters and deep-sea habitats. Once …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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

… ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This paper was developed by the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions of the United Nations … 24 2.4.2. Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube ...... 25 2.4.3. … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… Petra Drankier Erik J. Molenaar Julien Rochette 2 Context of the paper The development of regional governance for the protection of the environment is unquestionably a cornerstone … born on land, involving direct manipulation of the habitat and population as well as of human activity with a …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… 1997 by the UN General Assembly, the Convention on the Law of the Non- navigational Uses of International Watercourses … the utilisation, development, conservation, management and protection of international watercourses and the promotion ofof International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (adopted 2 February 1971, entered into force 21 …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Factsheet - Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans

… Regional Seas Programme – launched in 1974 in the wake of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment – is one of UNEP’s most significant achievements in the past 35 years. … and invasive species; n The destruction of ecosystems and habitat caused by increased urbanization and coastal …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Brochure - Sustainable Ocean Initiative

… future for the environments that cover three-quarters of the surface of our globe—the environments that make ours a beautiful, blue planet.” —One Ocean–Many Worlds of Life, CBD booklet on 2012 International Day for Biological …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater