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Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… is the Baltic Sea, which is the largest body of brackish water in the world and contains many unique habitats that … activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … islands or installations for producing energy from the water, currents or winds. Another use of the marine …
Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… sources include operational discharges such as bilge water discharges, but not the operation of a vessel for the … For example, exotic organisms transported in ship ballast water are invading new ecosystems. As pollution has …
Vessel-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… emissions in fumes, or oil residue in bilge and ballast water and hull washings (62%). The total annual oil spillage … high pressure crude oil which is retained rather than sea water that is discharged, resulting in a 30% drop in … Surveillance, boarding, inspections and detentions are resource intensive, cumbersome and expensive. Wise drafting …
Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
… for national action on: nutrient management; waste-water management; and marine litter; • Policy and normative … partners. Additionally, UNEP-GPA has partnered with UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development and others, to … information sharing and monitoring of progress; to support resource efficiency and economic development through waste …