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Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory … and regular inter-agency co operation mechanism on coastal and ocean issues and paragraph 30(f) for the … distribution, nationals of developing States, whether coastal, land-locked or geographically disadvantaged, shall …
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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… Rice planting in coastal paddyfields, South Korea. Photo © Sandra Hails … or more of all the fish we consume are dependent on coastal wetlands – such as estuaries and mangroves – at some … sustainable wetland systems stem from inappropriate water management, introduction of invasive alien species, use of …
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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… UNEP POLICY SERIES ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT POLICY BRIEF 12 - 2013 The Social DimenSion of … rEsIlIEncE To provIdE socIAl bEnEfITs The community-based coastal habitat restoration project ‘green coast’ in … and India restored and sustainably managed damaged coastal ecosystems as a means to restore livelihoods and …
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Legislating for property rights in fisheries

… permission should be addressed to the Chief, Publishing Management Service, Information Division, FAO, Viale delle … sea" concept. By Articles 56 and 57 of the Convention, coastal states have "the sovereign rights for the purpose of … between the Commonwealth and the states. The Commonwealth Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 and the Coastal Waters …
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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… human and ecological systems of small islands, low-lying coastal areas and deltas (medium confidence). {3.3, 3.4, 3.6 … warming amplifies the exposure of small islands, low-lying coastal areas and deltas to the risks associated with sea … and avoided degradation and deforestation, biodiversity management, sustainable aquaculture, and local knowledge and …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action

… photograph comes courtesy of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. iii Executive Summary The deep ocean is … 200 n.m. Exclusive Economic Zones is largely a matter of coastal state responsibility. However, the international … vi Vulnerability of continental margin biodiversity of coastal states • On the continental margin beyond 200 n.m., …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates

… ISBN 2-88032-95A-X Printed in Canada by the Canadian CITES Management Authority (Canadian Wildlife Service), Ottawa. … no data are available on population size. An inhabitant of coastal plains and upland savanna, this species is primarily … paxdalls HABITAT AKD ECOLOGY Leopard Tortoises inhabit coastal plains and upland savanna and may be found in rather …
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Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure

… and equitable development decisions in water resources management. It shows that investments in nature can be … for people and water services Forests, floodplains and coastal areas need water to provide goods and services for … of Muthurajawela Marsh in Sri Lanka. Muthurajawela is a coastal peat bog which covers an area of some 3,100 hectares, …
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… the agreed definitions and technical conservation and management measures. 2. Objective and scope The ICRW is … 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 …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… or problem within the broader context of protected area management, and make recommendations for how the issue or … 17 per cent of land and freshwater area and 12 per cent of coastal and marine areas. Terrestrial protected areas already … of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular …
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