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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… myriad of challenges faced in practice. They also assist national governments, protected area agencies, non- … and managed to preserve their natural condition II National park: Large natural or near-natural areas protecting … and boaters from damaging habitat. While the park has jurisdiction over submerged and intertidal lands in these …
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A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law

… of States to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control respect the environment of other States or of areas beyond national control is now part of the corpus of international … respect the environment of other States or of areas beyond national control. The ICJ and other tribunals have since …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… sensitive species (PSS, as defined by IUCN and/or local or national jurisdiction). Much of the focus (and examples) relates to … the Environment in the Context of the Proposed Action © National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… resources. The Union has helped many countries to prepare National Conservation Strategies, and demonstrates the … arrangements to be in place at both the international and national levels. The IUCN Environmental Law Programme (ELP) … undertake in that part of the basin falling within their jurisdiction, any work in connection with the development of …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… IUCN has helped over 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. IUCN has … Measures (1995) ............ 24 Box 16. Criteria for National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Under the WTO … as well as the movement or trade of such species within a jurisdiction. Parties are urged inter alia to: • address the …
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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… implications of transboundary conservation initiatives for national security in the transboundary conservation area 9 … is even appropriate. Often, it is a matter of balancing national security with the undoubted benefits of having free … Area (Malaysia, Indonesia), Antarctica (beyond the jurisdiction of any individual nation), the Turtle Islands …
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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

… the French agency for biodiversity (AFB) abnJ Areas beyond national jurisdiction afb Agence Française pour la Biodiversité … of Antarctic Marine Living Resources cnrs Centre national de la recherche scientifique (French National Center …
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High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action

… on the high seas and the protection of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. The United Nations General Assembly in 2002, … marine ecosystems and biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction…” This report presents findings on the …
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Major Components of the Nagoya Protocol - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… access provisions include requirements to designate a national focal point who is responsible for providing … with the Secretariat; as well as one or more competent national authorities who are responsible for granting PIC and … to provide that genetic resources utilized within their jurisdiction have been accessed with prior informed consent …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… activities 12 4. Empowering people and strengthening national institutions 13 4.1 Procedural rights 13 4.2 … recognition of the role of local communi- ties as well as national agencies in biodiversity and environmental … in 11 July 2003. Article 19 (1) (b) assigns the Court’s jurisdiction to “the interpretation, application or validity …
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