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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… the World Heritage Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity and natural heritage, and in positioning the … for 8% of the combined surface of terrestrial and 6% of marine protected areas. Through the World Heritage … the Great Barrier Reef Outlook report (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 2009) ■ The Enhancing Our Heritage …
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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… Valley 15 3.1 Naval co-operation in the International Marine Park of Bonifacio, Mediterranean Sea 23 4.1 Police … living far from the capital cities and in habitats of high biodiversity may be excluded from the mainstream of … initiatives are being applied, and in both terrestrial and marine habitats. In fact, if it stimulates discussion and …
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in drinking water, and other micro-pollutants in fresh and marine water. Some, such as those coming from abandoned … land and water is causing shifts in ecosystems and loss of biodiversity; plastics in the ocean is on the rise and there … have been great strides in global Earth observation and marine oil spills and pollution from mine tailings, as well …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… biological diversity; (ii) align incentives to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable use; and (iii) … Panama The main resource managed at this site is the marine ecosystem. The main stakeholders — fishermen, women … of the government agencies in charge of controlling marine resources and protected areas are increasingly …
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Take greater account of the ocean in the climate regime

… of all ecosystems, including oceans, and the protection of biodiversity; NOTING WITH CONCERN the adverse effects of climate change on ecosystems and marine species, notably through sea level rise, increased sea … and spread of coral reef bleaching, range changes of marine species and storm surges; RECOGNISING the key role …
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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… and their ecological functions for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life. Also taken … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… and seagrass beds, but also coral reefs and other marine areas no deeper than six metres at low tide, as well … use, recognizing wetlands as ecosystems that are vital for biodiversity conservation and for the well-being of human … or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… Fazeela Ahmed Shaheem Compliance under Biodiversity-related Conventions: The Case of the Convention … amended to be the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the … See Peter H. Sand, ‘The Rise of Regional Agree- ments for Marine Environment Protection’, 39 International Digest of …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… Service Unit of IUCN, 1998, xii + 52pp. Guide lines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … and action groups, focusing in partic ular on species and biodiversity conser va tion and the manage ment of habi tats … the local community conserved area (which includes marine and terrestrial components). (Courtesy Grazia Borrini- …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… UN Member States on occassion of the High-level Meeting on Biodiversity, 22 September 2015 • 5th edition released as … Member of the International Law Commission; Ambassador for Marine Conservation Mohammed Abdelwahab-Beckeshi (Algeria) - … (United States) - High Seas Policy Advisor, IUCN Global Marine Programme Lothar Gündling (Germany) - International …
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