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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… States have? 3.9 What rights do the bordering or contiguous (river) basin States have? 3.10 Is it necessary to … to shared basins? 5.6 What is the influence of a “border zone” on the integrated management of shared basins? 5.7 What … not constituting the basin in full. Border, boundary or contiguous rivers are those that act as a limit or boundary …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Bay, United States) 139 10.2.5 Mediterranean Coastal Zone (Albufera de Mallorca, Spain) 140 10.2.6 Tropical … common to find complexes involving large areas of contiguous land, owned by a range of government, NGOs and … • a buffer zone clearly identified and surrounding or contiguous to the core area or areas, where only activities …
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Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise

… degree of urbaniza- tion within the Site and in a buffer zone around it. It is important to emphasize that this work … vulnerability to sea level rise and flooding for the contiguous United States. Environmental Research Letters 7 … vulnerability to sea level rise and flooding for the contiguous Unit- ed States. Environmental Research Letters 7 …
21 May 2026 Document

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… The zonal scope is used for part II ‘Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone,’ part III ‘Straits used for International Navigation,’ … part IV ‘Archipelagic States,’ part V ‘Exclusive Economic Zone,’ part VI ‘Continental Shelf,’ part VII ‘High Seas,’ and …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… ecs Extended Continental Shelf eeZ Exclusive Economic Zone efZ Exclusive Fisheries Zone emma Educational marine … sea is the right of innocent passage for foreign ships contiguous Zone - 24 nautical mile limit (UNCLOS part II, section 4) The Contiguous Zone is a belt of water contiguous to the …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… to the right of inno- cent passage for foreign ships; • a contiguous zone adjacent to the territorial sea which may not extend … Under the LOS Convention, a coastal state’s rights in the contiguous zone include preventing and punishing …
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… of Cetaceans in the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS). One global instrument … importance of habitat protection and integrated coastal zone management for whales and urged states to take …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Law of the Sea

… they dealt with the high seas, the territorial sea and the contiguous zone, the continental shelf, and fishing and conservation of …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… Marine Areas EC European Commission EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EIA Environmental impact assessment ENB Earth … waters (Article 8), archipelagic waters (Part IV), and the contiguous zone (Article 33). The contiguous zone is a further 12 nautical miles from the …
21 May 2026 Literature

Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… include the territorial waters, the exclusive economic zone, the contiguous zone, the high seas and the area. The territorial … the coastal states have exclusive sovereign powers. The contiguous zone is adjacent to the territorial seas. In this …
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