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

… the effects on food security, poverty alleviation, and ecosystem health, as well as the resulting economic and … projects, for mainstreaming the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems from land-based pollution and … and outreach. UNEP increases awareness of coastal degradation and promotes the GPA as a multilateral …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… Watercourse 77 2.1.2 International watercourse 78 2.1.3 Ecosystem approach 78 2.1.4 Groundwater 79 2.1.5 Scope of … and elaborate appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and … has devastating ecological effects and also destroys local coastal economies and communities. Floodplains also need to …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… of the oceans in the maritime zones and the rights of coastal states and flag states therein as recognized by … that the ICRW does not affect the sovereign rights of coastal states over marine mammals in their EEZs under … the management and conservation of whales in a broader ecosystem context has, among other things, led to several …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… miles from the state’s coast. A continental shelf of a coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas … marine environment. http://leo.informea.org/terms/marine-ecosystem 4. Sources of marine pollution The regulation of …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution

… miles from the state’s coast. A continental shelf of a coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas … marine environment. http://leo.informea.org/terms/marine-ecosystem 4. Sources of marine pollution The regulation of …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Law of the Sea

… https://www.informea.org/en/terms/marine-ecosystem … ://www.informea.org/terms/marine-environment-and-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity/ Key provisions The key provisions of … http://leo.informea.org/terms/marine-ecosystem http://leo.informea.org/terms/sovereignty …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… change the balance of rights of UNCLOS between coastal states and states that fish on the high seas. As the … 5 require states to take account of a wide range of ecosystem considerations, for instance assessing the impacts … that the conservation and management measures that the coastal state applies in its EEZ with respect to straddling …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the connectivity between terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and its aim is to sustain … typically restricted and subject to authorization by the coastal state. Authorization is conditioned on such factors … Africa (2010 Protocol for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean from …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Marine Pollution and Ballast Waters

… Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas A coastal state or a group of coastal states that have identified an area within their EEZ …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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

… 99 5.7.2. Protecting the watercourse and ecosystem … are increasingly becoming polluted and salinised in some coastal areas, particularly as sea levels rise. Alterations … surface water basins, groundwater basins, and coastal and marine systems to enable the sharing of benefits …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater